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Coombs powers St. Mary’s Ryken Knights to WCAC softball championship victory

| Catholic Herald Staff Report
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The Bishop O'Connell High School and St. Mary's Ryken High School teams stand for the National Anthem before the WCAC championship game May 6. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

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St. Mary’s Ryken players of Leonardtown, Md., celebrate a two-run homer by Melody Coombs that tied the game at 6-6 in the sixth inning during the WCAC softball championship game versus Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington played at the Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington, Md., May 6. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

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The agony of defeat is apparent on the face of Bishop O’Connell’s catcher Meadow Sacadura (right).

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Melody Coombs (right) gets a high-five from her third-base coach after hitting a three-run homer to give her team the 9-6 lead they needed for the win. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

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St. Mary’s Ryken starting pitcher Molly Thompson throws a pitch during the championship game. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

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O'Connell's Emily Reagan slides safely into third-base. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

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O'Connell players ham for the camera during the game.

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O'Connell's Corinne Reusch is out at the plate on a 3-2 play. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

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Bishop O’Connell High School starting pitcher Maddy Bates (center) leads her team in a pre-game cheer. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

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Junior shortstop Melody Coombs from St. Mary’s Ryken High School in Leonardtown, Md., hit a game-tying two-run homer in the sixth inning and a three-run blast in the eighth inning to power the Knights over Bishop O’Connell High School of Arlington 9-6 in the 2019 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference softball championship. The game was played May 6 at the Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington, Md.

 

It was the seventh straight year that O’Connell and Ryken have met in the title game, with O’Connell taking home the last three trophies.

 

Coombs was selected the 2019 WCAC Player of the Year. She had a .509 batting average, with 26 runs scored, 24 runs batted in and 18 extra base hits, including 10 home runs.

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