NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Whitman's Crystal Clean took the first game in the best two out of three championship series in the Pat Torchia Women's Softball League Monday evening.
Whitman's Crystal Clean defeated, VFW 4-3, in what came down to a bottom of the seventh inning winning run.
VFW took the lead early scoring once in the second and adding two more in the third to go up 3-0.
It had 1-2-3 innings defensively in the first and second and allowed one run in the bottom of the third to make
It 3-1.
Whitman's allowed no one on base in the fourth and scored a run of its own draw within one.
Whitman's scored again in the fifth to tie the game.
VFW had one on first in the top of the seventh with two outs; a pop fly closed the inning tied, 3-3.
Whitman's came out and loaded the bases; VFW forced the out at home to keep it tied at three. With the bases loaded again a hit to center field brought in the winning run.
Game Two will be played Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. at DiSanti Field. VFW will need to take the win to force a Game Three.
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