DOBBS FERRY, NY - The #3 CMSV Softball team opened up play on Wednesday afternoon in the Skyline Conference Championships, taking on #6 Purchase College in a First Round single elimination game.

The Dolphins came from behind twice and won the game 6-5, in walk-off fashion to advance to Day 2 of the Skyline Championships, where they will take on #2 Sage College.

For the first three innings, both starting pitchers kept the other off the scoreboard despite allowing multiple base runners in all three innings.

The Dolphins were the first team to break through when in the bottom of the fourth inning, Danille Maffei led off with a double to center, then advanced to third on a fly out to right and the came around to score on a wild pitch, to give her team a 1-0 lead.

However in the top of the fifth, the Panthers rallied to score three runs, taking advantage of back-to-back infield errors by the Dolphins. In the bottom of the inning, CMSV responded scoring four runs, three of which came on a three-run home run by Katie Moos, making it 4-3 CMSV. Rianna Laughridge added an RBI double later in the inning to make it 5-3.

The sixth inning, came and went no runs for either team but the drama resumed in the top of the seventh, after getting two quick outs, the Dolphins committed three errors, which allowed Purchase to score two unearned runs and tie the game at five.

The drama kicked into high gear in the Dolphins half of the inning, as Maffei started the inning off, getting on base and then advanced to second on a single by Rachel Heizer, setting up CMSV with two runners on and one out. Laughridge would come to bat and after fouling off several pitches in the at-bat, the senior singled to center, chasing Maffei home with the winning run.

Heizer pitched all seven innings, while giving up four hits and five runs, only one of which was earned, while striking out five batters.