Cape senior Alivia Longo gets a pat from coach Mike Tkach then points to her teammates after delivering a triple in the win over Milford. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Cape junior Olivia Mekulski slaps a hit for the Vikings.
Freshman Makaila Sellers slams a ball into the outfield.
Makaila Sellers blasts a hit for the Vikings.
Cape senior Alivia Longo gets a hit.
Milford's Bella Watson snag a throw at first.
Cape senior Alivia Longo makes a grab for a Milford out.
Cape senior Alivia Longo makes a grab for a Milford out.
Cape senior Alivia Longo gets the ball in quickly on a Milford hit.
Cape freshman Riley Windish gets a hit.
Cape sophomore lefty Sara Craig started in the circle for the Vikings.
Sara Craig delivers to the dish.
Catcher Madison Lubiniecki gets a hit for the Vikings
Freshman Emma Reynolds lays down a sac bunt.
Junior first baseman Madilynne O'Malley gets a put out.
Junior outfielder Olivia Mekulski snaga fly ball for an out.
Cape senior Alivia Longo runs to third on her triple.
Vikings sophomore Mia Scott slams a hit.
Cape sophomore Jordynn Bowe slams a hit to knock in two runs.
Cape junior first base Madilynne O'Malley gets ready to hit.
Cape junior first base Madilynne O'Malley blocks a grounder and scoops it up for an out.
Cape outfielder Olivia Mekulski snags a line drive to center.
Milford senior pitcher Briella Salisbury delivers to the plate.
Bella Watson snags a throw for an out at first.
Cape senior Alivia Longo takes one for the team.
Milford senior pitcher Briella Salisbury delivers to the plate.
Sophomore Mia Scott slams a hit for the Vikings.
Cape's Mia Scott steals second.
Milford catcher Adrionna Fountain gets a force out at home.
Cape freshman Riley Windish delivers to the plate in relief.
Cape freshman Riley Windish delivers to the dish.
Cape freshman Riley Windish hurls a strike.
Cape freshman Makaila Sellers throws to first for an out.
Cape junior Madilynne O'Malley gets an out at first.
Cape catcher Madison Lubiniecki just misses a tag on Milford's Bella Watson at home.
Emma Reynolds blasts a shot into the outfield.
Cape junior Madilynne O'Malley makes a play for a pop foul.
Rihanna Adams slams the ball into the outfield for the Bucs.
Cape senior Alivia Longo gets a pat from coach Mike Tkach then points to her teammates after delivering a triple in the win over Milford. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Cape junior Olivia Mekulski slaps a hit for the Vikings.
Freshman Makaila Sellers slams a ball into the outfield.
Makaila Sellers blasts a hit for the Vikings.
Cape senior Alivia Longo gets a hit.
Milford's Bella Watson snag a throw at first.
Cape senior Alivia Longo makes a grab for a Milford out.
Cape senior Alivia Longo makes a grab for a Milford out.
Cape senior Alivia Longo gets the ball in quickly on a Milford hit.
Cape freshman Riley Windish gets a hit.
Cape sophomore lefty Sara Craig started in the circle for the Vikings.
Sara Craig delivers to the dish.
Catcher Madison Lubiniecki gets a hit for the Vikings
Freshman Emma Reynolds lays down a sac bunt.
Junior first baseman Madilynne O'Malley gets a put out.
Junior outfielder Olivia Mekulski snaga fly ball for an out.
Cape senior Alivia Longo runs to third on her triple.
Vikings sophomore Mia Scott slams a hit.
Cape sophomore Jordynn Bowe slams a hit to knock in two runs.
Cape junior first base Madilynne O'Malley gets ready to hit.
Cape junior first base Madilynne O'Malley blocks a grounder and scoops it up for an out.
Cape outfielder Olivia Mekulski snags a line drive to center.
Milford senior pitcher Briella Salisbury delivers to the plate.
Bella Watson snags a throw for an out at first.
Cape senior Alivia Longo takes one for the team.
Milford senior pitcher Briella Salisbury delivers to the plate.
Sophomore Mia Scott slams a hit for the Vikings.
Cape's Mia Scott steals second.
Milford catcher Adrionna Fountain gets a force out at home.
Cape freshman Riley Windish delivers to the plate in relief.
Cape freshman Riley Windish delivers to the dish.
Cape freshman Riley Windish hurls a strike.
Cape freshman Makaila Sellers throws to first for an out.
Cape junior Madilynne O'Malley gets an out at first.
Cape catcher Madison Lubiniecki just misses a tag on Milford's Bella Watson at home.
Emma Reynolds blasts a shot into the outfield.
Cape junior Madilynne O'Malley makes a play for a pop foul.
Rihanna Adams slams the ball into the outfield for the Bucs. It took an extra inning, but the Cape softball team downed Milford 9-7 May 7. The Vikings move to 7-8, while the Bucs fall to 5-9.
Cape outhit the Bucs 10-7 in the game. Sara Craig started in the circle, striking out five over five innings. Riley Windish came into the sixth inning and struck out two Bucs.
The teams played to a 5-5 tie in the sixth, and that's when the action started.
Cape took the lead in the seventh inning when Olivia Mekulski worked a leadoff walk. Makaila Sellers delivered a sac bunt to move her over. Alivia Longo got on base when she was hit by a pitch. Mia Scott then poked an infield single to load the bases. Jordynne Bowe then hit a pop fly to score Mekulski. Longo connected for a single to give Cape a 7-5 lead.
Milford rallied for two in the bottom of the seventh to send the game into extra innings.
With two outs in the top of the eighth, Sellers reached on an error. Longo followed with a single to right field, which moved Sellers to third.
As Longo attempted to steal second, the ball got past the Milford catcher, allowing Sellers to score and Longo to move to third base. A Bucs throwing error allowed Longo to also score to make it 9-7.
The bottom of the inning had Windish working around a two-out walk to retire Milford and end the game for the win.
"It was a very exciting game," said Cape coach Mike Tkach. "Both teams know how to battle, and we have a lot of respect for coach [Kevin] Barkley and his team. I’m very proud of how our girls responded and grew as a team.
"We were down several times, and battled back and took the lead. We had a very good combination between Sara and Riley pitching, and both did an outstanding job moving us along, keeping us in the game."
Briella Salisbury went the distance for Milford. She struck out four Vikings.
"This was a great game for us," said Mekulski. "When we were down by three, we didn't give up. We kept the energy high and forgot our mistakes quickly."
"We had a lot of energy," Longo added. "It was a very fun game to play."
Cape senior Alivia Longo gets a pat from coach Mike Tkach then points to her teammates after delivering a triple in the win over Milford. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Cape junior Olivia Mekulski slaps a hit for the Vikings.
Freshman Makaila Sellers slams a ball into the outfield.
Makaila Sellers blasts a hit for the Vikings.
Cape senior Alivia Longo gets a hit.
Milford's Bella Watson snag a throw at first.
Cape senior Alivia Longo makes a grab for a Milford out.
Cape senior Alivia Longo makes a grab for a Milford out.
Cape senior Alivia Longo gets the ball in quickly on a Milford hit.
Cape freshman Riley Windish gets a hit.
Cape sophomore lefty Sara Craig started in the circle for the Vikings.
Sara Craig delivers to the dish.
Catcher Madison Lubiniecki gets a hit for the Vikings
Freshman Emma Reynolds lays down a sac bunt.
Junior first baseman Madilynne O'Malley gets a put out.
Junior outfielder Olivia Mekulski snaga fly ball for an out.
Cape senior Alivia Longo runs to third on her triple.
Vikings sophomore Mia Scott slams a hit.
Cape sophomore Jordynn Bowe slams a hit to knock in two runs.
Cape junior first base Madilynne O'Malley gets ready to hit.
Cape junior first base Madilynne O'Malley blocks a grounder and scoops it up for an out.
Cape outfielder Olivia Mekulski snags a line drive to center.
Milford senior pitcher Briella Salisbury delivers to the plate.
Bella Watson snags a throw for an out at first.
Cape senior Alivia Longo takes one for the team.
Milford senior pitcher Briella Salisbury delivers to the plate.
Sophomore Mia Scott slams a hit for the Vikings.
Cape's Mia Scott steals second.
Milford catcher Adrionna Fountain gets a force out at home.
Cape freshman Riley Windish delivers to the plate in relief.
Cape freshman Riley Windish delivers to the dish.
Cape freshman Riley Windish hurls a strike.
Cape freshman Makaila Sellers throws to first for an out.
Cape junior Madilynne O'Malley gets an out at first.
Cape catcher Madison Lubiniecki just misses a tag on Milford's Bella Watson at home.
Emma Reynolds blasts a shot into the outfield.
Cape junior Madilynne O'Malley makes a play for a pop foul.
Rihanna Adams slams the ball into the outfield for the Bucs. 



