LODI, Wis. — The Monticello-New Glarus Ponies were one out away from taking one of the biggest upsets of the WIAA Division 3 softball playoffs Thursday night before No. 2-seeded Lodi escaped with a 3-2 walk-off victory in eight innings.
The loss ended the Ponies' season, but not before they pushed a favored Lodi team to the brink in a tightly contested regional championship game.
Monticello-New Glarus not only battled the Blue Devils inning for inning, but finished with an 8-7 advantage in hits.
The game unfolded as a pitchers' duel from the start. Hannah Olson kept Lodi off the scoreboard through the first five innings, while Lodi pitcher Bailey Stark matched her nearly pitch for pitch.
Remaining content is for paid members only.
Please subscribe to any paid plan to unlock this article and more content.
Subscribe Now
