ROYERSFORD — Marple Newtown coach Mike Snow was convinced in March that his team was far from ordinary. He knew that his Tigers had all of the makings of a resilient ballclub that feared nothing. The Tigers were playing a spring break game in Myrtle Beach when catcher Grace Corner was run over at the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning.
It was a brutal collision. Instead of allowing the tying run to score, Corner somehow held on to the ball for the final out of a season-opening victory. “Grace got leveled, the (runner) was called out at the plate and we won the game,” Snow said.
“So, I knew the team had a lot of fight in them. They go out there, play their game and find a way to win. It’s been a whole lot of fun to watch.
” No. 3 Marple Newtown enjoyed its best – and toughest – win of its season Wednesday afternoon at Spring-Ford, capturing the District 1 Class 5A championship via a 4-2 win over fourth-seeded West Chester East. The victory marked Marple Newtown’s first district title in softball since 2006.
“This run has been amazing. It’s a fantastic group of girls to be around,” Snow said. “We’ve had ups and downs, but our downs, we’ve learned from them.
Now we’ve been able to get on a run here at the end. We’re winning close games and building more confidence. .
.. We played Interboro twice, beat them 10-9 (in the regular season) and came back and won 3-2 (in the district semifinals).
That just builds so much confidence, you know you c.
