Whitnall Softball Team in Control of Woodland Conference Fate

Needing a win to remain in control of its own destiny, the Whitnall Falcons softball team pulled off a dramatic come-from-behind rally to stay in the Woodland Conference East Division hunt Monday.

Whitnall fought back from a 5-2 deficit to score four in the bottom of the sixth inning and held on for a 6-5 win at Whitnall High School.

The Falcons improved to 8-1 in league play with three games remaining. They are a half-game behind South Milwaukee, which swept a doubleheader from downtrodden Brown Deer on Monday to move to 10-2.

Greenfield, meanwhile, fell to 6-3 in league games and is now fourth in the standings.

Greenfield and Whitnall play again Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at Konkel Park.

On Monday, Whitnall’s Kim Robinson and Carly Wagner reached base via errors sandwiched around one out in the sixth. Pinch-hitter Katie Rosenwald drove in Robinson with a hit and after Lizzy Menden walk loaded the bases, Alex Cimler grounded out to first scoring the second run of the inning.

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Jessa Abing, running for Rosenwald, came home on a passed ball to tie the game and Liz Thon legged out an infield single to drive in the final run.

Alex Cimler earned the win by giving up just two earned runs on nine hits with three walks in seven innings.