The Freedom High softball team's season ended June 1 with a 4-1 loss to James Logan in the North Coast Section Division I championship game at Saint Mary's College in Moraga. <\/p>\n
But the Falcons surprised most observers just by making it to the title game. <\/p>\n
Freedom, which won the Bay Valley Athletic League title, entered the Division I playoffs as the No. 5 seed and were on the same side of the bracket as No. 1 Amador Valley. After a 6-5 quarterfinal road win over No. 4 Castro Valley on May 24 in which they scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning, the Falcons were in line to face Amador Valley. <\/p>\n
But after San Ramon Valley upset the Dons 4-1, the Falcons got to host the Wolves in the semifinals. After falling behind 1-0 in the first inning, Freedom scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth on a solo home run by Emma Ryan and a two-run blast by Raegan Ternes. <\/p>\n
That was enough offense for pitcher Maddie Williams, who shut out San Ramon Valley over the last six innings and finished with nine strikeouts and just one walk. <\/p>\n
The victory moved the Falcons into the Division I championship game for the first time 2010, and the opponent was the same as it was four years ago -- James Logan. <\/p>\n
Freedom threatened to score in the first inning but a runner was thrown out at home plate by Colts' outfielder Alexis Mattos to keep the game scoreless. <\/p>\n
James Logan scored three runs in the second inning as Tayler Peters doubled to left <\/p>\n
Freedom scored its run in the top of the sixth inning and Adrienne Davenport and Ternes combined for four of the Falcons' six hits off Logan pitcher RaeAnn Garza. <\/p>\n
Williams finished the year with a 19-5-1 record and a 1.61 ERA in 148 innings. Lyvie Ilayan led Freedom's offense with a .400 batting average, 30 RBIs and 22 runs scored. <\/p>\n
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