The way Olivet couldn’t capitalize on its scoring chances you began to figure they were destined to lose its Division 3 championship game against Allen Park Cabrini.
Three times runners were thrown out at home, and twice balls with home-run distance were just foul down the left-field line.
But, finally, Katie Platek drove home Lauren Fisk with a single in the 11th inning to give the Eagles a 2-1 victory over Cabrini in an epic struggle Saturday at Battle Creek’s Bailey Park.
Olivet coach Mark Sundberg and the large contigent of Olivet fans were thrilled with the outcome, the first softball title in school history.