By PATRICK WALSH
Maddie Knapp trotted home in the bottom of the 11th, ending a back-and-forth battle and giving Dundee/Bradford its first sectional title since the two schools merged, winning 5-4 over Caledonia-Mumford on Saturday.
In the top of the third, Madison Wyskiel connected on a one-out single. Emma Years drove in Wyskiel two at-bats later to give the Raiders a 1-0 lead.
The BraveScots tied up the contest at one in the bottom of the fourth. Addie Kendall reached base with one out. After back-to-back singles from Mikayla Schoffner and Madison Sutryk, Korrin Yeoman drove in Kendall with a sacrifice fly.
Caledonia-Mumford went back on top in the seventh with an RBI two-bagger from Isabella Cochran. Down to their final out in the bottom half, the BraveScots tied the game up after a double from Adalyn Tham and an RBI single from Kendall.
In the 10th, Briana Lynn worked a bases-loaded walk to break the 2-2 stalemate. Sutryk responded in the bottom half with a run-scoring single.
Sutryk finished 3-for-5 with an RBI for the BraveScots. In the circle, Sutryk hurled eight innings of relief, allowing one run on five hits and striking out six. Tham was 2-5 with a two-bagger and a run scored. Korrin Yeoman, Schoffner and Kailey Yeoman all tallied base hits for Dundee/Bradford.
For Caledonia-Mumford, Wyskiel, Colleen Talty and Cochran all finished 2-6. Wyskiel roped a pair of two baggers and trotted home twice. Shea Drazkowski singled and scored a run. Mia Wilson and Malina Bellos both added base hits for the Raiders.
Dundee/Bradford advances to face C1 champion Bloomfield in the Class C Far West Regional on Tuesday.
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