The Wellington Wolverines had just enough bite to finally win their first-ever Florida high school softball title. But it wasn’t easy.
In a back-and-forth affair that lasted approximately three hours, Wellington (23-4) edged Hagerty, 6-5, in eight innings for the Class 7A state championship in Longwood. Sam Ellis’ sacrifice-RBI scored Brianna Casey with the winning run.
Wellington had to survive a base-loaded top of the eighth inning by Hagerty (24-7) to win this game, which ended around 12:50 a.m., Sunday. The game originally was scheduled to start Saturday at 5 p.m. but rain and lightning delayed it until almost 10 p.m…