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NEW BERLIN – An unusual walk-off led to the Storm of Unadilla Valley/Gilberstville-Mount Upton completing a comeback against Oxford, taking the win on senior night in New Berlin in the 10th inning.

With the bases loaded for the Storm in the bottom of the 10th, Andrew Jackson stepped up to the plate looking to make something happen. The UV/GMU senior hit a blooper over the head of Oxford’s second baseman.

Attempting to make the play, the Blackhawks’ fielder mishandled the catch to allow the Storm’s Andrew Meyers to come in for the score and the win.

“We fell apart in the fifth inning, committing four of our seven errors,” said head coach Matt Osborne of the Storm. “That allowed Oxford to take the lead but we battled back to tie it in the seventh.”

The Storm held a 6-1 lead prior to the fifth, scoring three in the first and adding another three runs between the third and fourth innings.

The Blackhawks batted through the lineup in the top of the fifth, using the miscues by the UV/GMU defense to gain their lead. Nolan Dodzweit had a single to left field as the only hit in the inning, recording in the scoring rally by the visiting team, taking the 7-6 lead.

Oxford added a run in the top of the seventh as Matt Roach scored on an error by the Storm’s defense on Dodzweit’s grounder in the infield, making the score 8-6.