JENKINS TOWNSHIP – It is now a numbers game for the Westfield Little League Softball 10-Year-Old All-Stars.
Vermont staged a late comeback to hand Westfield its second defeat of the Little League Softball 10-Year-Old East Regionals, scoring four unanswered runs of the game’s final two innings to rally past the Whip City’s All-Stars 5-3 Tuesday.
Vermont (1-3) got on the board early with one run in the top of the first inning, but Westfield (1-2) fought back with one run in the fourth and two runs in the fifth to take a 3-1 lead. Vermont tied the game 3-all with two runs in the sixth, and went ahead for good with two more in the top of the seventh.
No additional game details were provided.
Westfield wraps up New England pool play Wednesday morning against Maine (1-2), needing a win and help to qualify for Thursday’s semifinal round, which also includes teams from the mid-Atlantic region (Mountain Top, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York).
The championship game will be played Friday.
The current standings among New England teams, entering Wednesday were as follows:
Rhode Island 3-0
Connecticut 2-1
Westfield 1-2
Maine 1-2
Vermont 1-3.
