Article: BALLARD CAPTURES METRO FASTPITCH EXTRA-INNING VICTORY OVER HOLY NAMES.(Sports)

Ballard scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning yesterday then held on to defeat Holy Names 4-3 and became the first public school to capture the Metro fastpitch title.

Senior Zoe Fisher-Falk came up with a clutch double in the inning and sophomore Allie Kunkel pitched a complete game for the victory.

``That was the best game we've played all season,'' Kunkel said. ``We respect Holy Names so much, but we were confident that today was our day.''

Holy Names was undefeated in Metro and looked sharp early. Freshman pitcher Chelsea Garrard had her fastball sizzling and got an early lead when Eileen Nutting scored in the bottom of the first ...

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