OLD TOWN, Maine — It was Seniors Day for the Old Town High School softball team late Tuesday afternoon, and it was only fitting that a pair of Coyote seniors made it a memorable day. Danica Brown’s single drove in Lexi Degrasse from third with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Coyotes their seventh win in their last eight games, 2-1, over arch-rival Orono in a well-played game between title contenders in their respective classes at Victory Field. Class B North Old Town improved to 11-4 and will conclude its regular season against John Bapst of Bangor on Wednesday at the O’Keefe Softball Field on the Husson University campus in Bangor.
Starting center fielder Saige Evans was the only other senior on the Old Town roster, and all three were honored before the game. Class C North Orono concluded its regular season at 11-5. Degrasse lined a one-out single to left in the bottom of the ninth off Orono righty Jillian Severance and continued to second when left fielder Brylee McCollett momentarily bobbled the ball.
Degrasse said she hit an inside pitch for her base hit, and she had been struggling with inside pitches. “So I’m glad I could capitalize on it. It felt amazing,” said Degrasse.
She moved to third on a wild pitch and scored when Brown grounded a sharp single to left. “It was a perfect ending to a great day,” said Brown, who drove in both Old Town runs. “I knew a solid base hit was going to score her so I just went up there and did my thi.
