Seventh inning rally leads to championship for Torres baseball team

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune

The Matilda Torres Toros baseball team show off their horns while celebrating with the Div. VI Championship plaque after a 10-6, come-from-behind victory over Mendota on Saturday at Visalia’s Valley Strong Ballpark. 

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The Matilda Torres Toros baseball team had been there before, but made sure the result was different this year at Valley Strong Ballpark in Visalia for a Central Section championship. 

Last year, the Toros lost in the Div. V championship to the Shafter Generals. This year, the ninth-seeded Toros found themselves in a 4-2 deficit heading into the final inning Saturday in the Div. VI championship game against No. 3 Mendota. 

Then, came the improbable. The Toros sent 14 batters to the plate in the top of the seventh to score eight runs to secure the Div. VI title with a 10-6 win on a sweltering hot afternoon with a 1 p.m. start.