MONTGOMERY BLASTS WALK OFF GRAND SLAM TO OPEN BRACKET PLAY

WILLOUGHBY OH- The Steel Valley Storm got all they could handle in Game 1 of bracket play Sunday against Cranberry Chaos 06. They were trailing 5-3 when the clock expired signaling that the teams would have one more inning. The Storm tied the game with a two spot to force extras. Then in the bottom of the extra frame, Christina Montgomery launched a walk off grand slam to seal the 9-5 win.

That was Montgomery’s first hit of the day as she went 1-3 with a run scored and 4 RBI. Raegan Cool did well at the bottom of the order knocking in 2 RBI on a 1-2 day.  Leah Habeger gathered multiple hits going 2-3 with a run scored. Sophia Rivera, and Gretchen Bartels both went 1-3 with a RBI.

Habeger got the win in the circle as she threw the final 3 innings of the game.  She didn’t give up a single hit, and struck out 3.

Postgame Interview With Christina Montgomery: