Chopticon softball falls in 3A state title game

After starting the game in genuinely promising fashion by scoring three runs in the first and later owning a 6-1 lead, the Chopticon High School softball team suffered a heartbreaking, 9-8 setback to Linganore High of Frederick County on Saturday evening in the 3A state title game at the University of Maryland.

Chopticon (19-4) had appeared on the verge of triumph throughout much of the contest on Saturday night as the Braves scored three runs in the first then added three more runs in the third on a titanic home run from right fielder Chelsea Bassford. But Linganore (19-5) eventually rallied with four runs in the fourth and two more in the seventh as Bassford would again take center stage.