Cape Elizabeth Overwhelms Winslow To Capture Class B Softball State Title

Nothing, not even a pregame thundershower, could halt the hit parade produced by the Cape Elizabeth softball team Saturday afternoon. The undefeated Capers pounded out 19 hits and dominated from start to finish, racing past Winslow 19-4 in a convincing five-inning Class B state championship victory at Coffin Field in Brewer. The game was halted after five innings due to the 12-run rule. Cape Elizabeth polished off an unblemished 21-0 season while Winslow, which had upset four higher seeds to reach the state final, finished up 8-12. The start of the game was delayed about 90 minutes after thunder and lightning rumbled through the area just as the teams were preparing for warmups. Once the weather improved, the Capers wasted no time getting on the board, pushing across two runs on run-scoring singles from Julia Torre and Anna Cornell. Winslow got one back in the bottom of the frame on Emma Michaud’s RBI double, but the Capers stretched things out with a four-run uprising in the second and a three-run burst in the third. The 12-run rule was put into play after Cape scored 10 times on eight hits in the top of the fifth, sending 15 batters to the plate. Every Cape starter scored at least one run, and starting pitcher Cornell scattered four runs on nine hits in a complete-game effort. Leadoff hitter Dana Schwartz spearheaded the offense with two triples, four RBIs and three runs scored.