Strath Haven walks off in style on Bender’s single

Brooke Bender came through in the clutch for Strath Haven Thursday.

Bender’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning gave the Panthers a 12-11 walk-off victory over Harriton in Central League softball Thursday.

It was Bender’s second hit of the day. Audrey Kochanowicz did most of the damage for Strath Haven. She was 3-for-4 with a homer, five RBIs and four runs scored. Gen Kozub added two hits and two RBIs.

In the Bicentennial League:

Delco Christian 11, Morrisville 9 >> Abby Heacock won it with a two-run, walk-off homer.

Heacock finished the day 2-for-3 with four runs scored and three RBIs. Catie Goneau was 3-for-3 with four RBIs and two runs scored. Erin Mulholland scored four times and Daphne Neal was 2-for-2 with two RBIs.

Faith Christian 14, Christian Academy 6 >> Senior shortstop Grace Gormley slugged her 10th home run of the season. She also tripled twice and scored twice. Sara Force added two doubles and two RBIs.

In the Ches-Mont League:

Sun Valley 5, Great Valley 1 >> Winning pitcher Brianna Lawson scattered three hits and helped her cause with a pair of safeties. Madison Koon and Alayna Lloyd drove in two runs each, and Brezzy DiMaio and Kylie Kane added two hits each.

In nonleague action:

Ridley 10, Rustin 3 >> Julia Meeley had three singles and a great catch in left field for the Raiders. The Chapman sisters also came up big. Madison Chapman clubbed a triple and a three-run homer. Morgan Chapman was the winning pitcher and had three hits including a double.

Upper Darby 7, Bonner & Prendergast 1 >> Sara Sullivan and Lexi Witmer collected three hits each to back the four-hit pitching of Rebecca Sorrentino.

Jackie Niemec had a double for the Pandas.

Penncrest 9, Interboro 0 >> Colette Ernst hurled a four-hit shutout with nine punchouts and was 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and one RBI. Brett Gavin went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI. Eliana Guerrieri collected a pair of triples, two runs scored and two RBIs.

Lower Merion 12, Academy Park 1 >> Seaira Anderson drove in the lone run for the Knights. Margol Oxman belted a three-run homer for the Aces.

Chichester 17, Radnor 2 >> Ava Franz and Melissa Taylor (3-for-3) knocked in three runs each, and Sofia Amalfitano added two RBIs. Rose Ryback picked up the win.