Perry Hall softball closes 2-0 regional championship victory over Dundalk with triple play

It’s rare when a pitcher throws a two-hit shutout with nine strikeouts and wins a regional championship, but isn’t the defensive hero.

As good as Amelia Kitchin was in Thursday’s 2-0 win over Dundalk, at game’s end, everyone was talking about the triple play started by sophomore shortstop Maddie Carl that ended Dundalk’s rally and the Class 4A North Region I game in the top of the seventh inning.

With the tying runs on base and nobody out, Carl caught a liner hit by Makayla Woods...