RADNOR, PA- Despite Radnor being the second seed in the Central League and Springfield being the eleventh seed, today was a prime example of on any given day, any team can show up and compete.

Coming off a 6-1 win over Lower Merion yesterday, Radnor came into this one with a slightly different perspective than Springfield, coming off a 5-1 loss to #1 ranked Haverford.

Nonetheless, neither team would get the bats swinging quickly as they had hoped to do, and the first strike would come from Radnor’s Hayden Goldenberg in the bottom of the third. With a 1-1 count Goldenberg crushed a ball to center, tripling and with the help of a single by Teddy Monahan would score bringing this one to 1-0.

For the next three, the Raptors cruised with Ryan McWilliams on the bump. On the day McWilliams pitched all seven for the Raptors striking out seven and allowing just four hits and the Cougars’ lone run of the day.

Just as Radnor thought they were cruising to 6-1 in the CL, the Cougars decided this game was still in reach, which it very much was. In the top of the sixth Springfield started the inning with a walk followed by a single, and just as quickly as this game was 1-0 this game was now 1-1 after a John Hopkins sac fly scored a runner.

Tied 1-1 the Raptors went into the bottom of the sixth looking for a spark but instead went down in order. Luckily for them, Springfield would do the same in their top of the seventh, but that could only mean one thing.

It was walk off time.

After a leadoff strikeout, the Raptors were down on the count in the bottom of the seventh, but Daniel Kellis would bring them back up with a single. A pop out would make this game one on two out, but it wasn’t going to matter in a minute. A single by Kyle Miltenberger would set up Joe Krasowski to walk off with a single, and the game hat was thrown on Krasowski and this one was over.

Small ball wins big games.

With the win, Radnor will move to (6-1) in the Central League and will visit Penncrest (2-5) tomorrow away at 3:45pm to hopefully win their third game this week.

Springfield (1-6) will take the loss but will be back at home next Monday to face Ridley (3-5) at 3:45pm.