{"id":18089,"date":"2026-07-11T23:53:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T04:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-night-mares\/?p=18089"},"modified":"2026-07-11T23:53:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T04:53:23","slug":"dani-luceys-walk-off-hit-wins-wild-all-star-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/madison-night-mares\/2026\/07\/11\/dani-luceys-walk-off-hit-wins-wild-all-star-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Dani Lucey\u2019s Walk-Off Hit Wins Wild All-Star Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madison, WI \u2013 The East Team rallied from a four-run deficit in the seventh inning before walking off the West Team in eight innings during the inaugural Northwoods League Softball All-Star Game at Warner Park on Saturday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The East opened the scoring in the bottom of the first when Dani Lucey (University of Wisconsin) hit an RBI single to give her team a 1-0 lead. The West answered immediately in the second. A run scored on an error to even the game before Olivia Hernandez (Purdue Northwest) delivered an RBI single to put the West ahead 2-1. Taylor Larson (York University) followed with another run-scoring single to extend the advantage to 3-1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The West added two more runs in the fourth thanks to Clare Rettler (Carthage College). After dropping down a bunt, Rettler reached safely on an errant throw that skipped into right field, allowing her to race all the way around the bases for a little league home run and a 5-1 lead. The East responded in the bottom half of the inning. Jackie Larsen (Bemidji State University) and Marley Teasley (University of Washington) each drove in a run to trim the deficit to 5-4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After tying the game in the sixth, the East watched the West regain control with a four-run seventh inning. Sara Simon (West Liberty University) singled home the go-ahead run before Rettler added an RBI single. Two more West runs pushed the lead to 9-5, leaving the East with four runs to make up in its final at-bat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The comeback came quickly. Larsen worked a bases-loaded walk to force in a run, and Lucey scored on a fielder&#8217;s choice to make it 9-7. Hilary Blomberg (University of Wisconsin) then delivered the biggest hit of the inning, ripping a two-run single to even the score at 9-9 and send the game to extra innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The West reclaimed the lead in the eighth on Bridget Chapman&#8217;s (University of Delaware) sacrifice fly, but the East had one final answer. Claire Calmes (University of Wisconsin) doubled home the tying run before Lucey capped off the thrilling night with a walk-off single in front of her home crowd, sealing an 11-10 victory in the league&#8217;s first-ever All-Star Game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ryan Maddox (University of Washington) earned the win in the circle for the East, while Sailor Hall (Pittsburgh State University) took the loss for the West.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Northwoods League Softball regular-season play resumes Tuesday when the Madison Night Mares host the Grand Forks Spitfires at Warner Park. 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