Lightning’s late comeback produces 4-3 win

Rallying in their final at-bat has become habit for the Lightning.

It took Lana Rutkin’s single to score Becca Sumner in the bottom of

the seventh inning to claim a 4-3 victory over the Terminators in

Huntington Beach Girls Softball 10-and-under Division play.

Rutkin’s RBI came after the Terminators staged a rally of their own by

scoring two runs in the top half of the seventh to tie the score.

Rachel Sumner had a single and two RBI and Taylor had the other RBI

for the Lightning. Becca Sumner and Taryn Devich held the Terminators to

two hits while striking out 10 between them.

The Lightning needed no such comeback, however, to defeat the Sisters

of Swat, 15-6.

Rutkin broke open the game in the fifth inning with a three-run home

run. She also had an RBI single. Keely Toma singled and scored three

runs, Rachel Sumner had a pair of hits and scored twice, Amanda Nicholaou

scored three runs and Kaila Kirkpatrick scored twice.