WPCNR PRESS BOX. May 27, 2006 UPDATED 5:45 P.M. EDT: Catcher Sandra Mastrangelo with the North Rockland infield back bunted perfectly with Erin Cook racing in from third on what on a daring suicide squeeze play to give White Plains a 2-1 come-from-behinder win today on O'Donnell's Bluff in the Tigers opening Sectional tilt.

In the Tiger seventh inning, a one-hop double to the centerfield fence over the head of the North Rockland centerfielder blasted by Dena Frederick set up the tying run after North Rockland had taken the lead with a solo homer in the top of the seventh and the Tigers were facing doom with three outs left in their season.

Frederick moved to third on Carrie Abbot's sacrifice bunt. Then Kelsey Kulk blooped a 1-2 pitch dying quail Texas Leager into the Bermuda Triangle of shallow center with shortstop and second baser watching it fall  to score the equalizer, plating Frederick from third to tie it 1-1. Kulk went all the way for the win, fanning 10.

The Tigers won it in the bottom of the eighth when Lisa Tompkins pulled one in the hole on an 0-2 pitch to the thirdbaser's left who picked it, juggled it and could not make the play. Jackie Flooks sacrificed Erin Cook running for Tompkins to second. A wild pitch off the catcher's glove moved Cook to third with one out. Mastrangelo then won the game when the Rockland pitcher fielded her bunt but threw too late to catch the fleet Cook flying in from third. It was another extra inning humdinger played by these two teams, and North Rockland is no fifteenth seed.  Jackie Flooks, in addition to getting the key bunt down to move the winning run into scoring position,  threw out a North Rockland runner at the plate with a throw from the base of the left centerfield fence that got the runner at the plate in the first inning in the play of the game.

The Tigers face the Carmel High in White Plains Tuesday afternoon in the Tigers' next sectional game. Carmel defeated John Jay East Fishkill Saturday afternoon, 1-0, on Danielle Basciano's screaming liner into right in the third with two out. Kaleigh Burke spun a beauty, shutting out John Jay on 3 hits and only two threats. This sets up a rematch between Burke and Kulk who dueled in the second game of the season, where Burke prevailed, 3-0.