The Panthers scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to secure the Class 6A crown.
Panthers Sammie Portillo delivers her first pitch against the Lake Ridge Eagles during the first inning at the Class 6A State Championship softball playoff on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at UT’s McCombs Field in Austin.AUSTIN — O’Connor senior left fielder A.J. Sanchez had one thing in mind when she stepped into the batter’s box in a tied game with bases loaded and no outs.
“No matter what, I knew that if I got a hit, we’d score a run,” said Sanchez, who is signed with McNeese State. “That’s all that was going through my mind — just hit the ball and score us a run.” “I was just thinking of putting the bat to the ball,” said Munoz, who was named the championship game MVP. “Everyone had so much confidence in me. As soon as I hit the ball, I saw it was going over.”After Munoz’s homer, first baseman Ella Gonzales drew a walk, catcher Meiko Dominguez singled and pitcher Sammie Portillo walked to load the bases.
The Panthers secured Northside ISD’s first softball state championship and only the area’s second title in the sport in the UIL’s highest classification. Smithson Valley won the Class 5A title in 2009. The Panthers cut the Eagles’ lead to 6-5 when freshman third baseman Haley Carder smashed a solo shot to left field for her second homer this season. After Munoz hit the homer to tie it, Sanchez knew the game was theirs.
On Saturday, the Panthers fell behind 3-0 after the top of the first. They responded with two runs in their first with RBI singles from Munoz and Gonzales.
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