JENSEN BEACH, Fla. -- Toni Satrape went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored Tuesday evening to help the Berkshire Force 16-and-under softball team defeat WVAC-Debary and claim the Babe Ruth Softball National Championship.

 

Ashley Keegan went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI at the plate and went the distance in the circle, striking out three and not allowing an earned run.

 

Haley Tobin, Toni Satrape and Erin Murphy each drove in a run. Britney Perkett went 2-for-3 and scored two runs.

 

Earlier Tuesday, Berkshire played its way into the championship game by winning the continuation of a game started Monday evening against host Jensen Beach.

 

Keegan struck out six and allowed three earned runs as Berkshire advanced with a 6-4 win.

 

Murphy went 2-for-3 with a walk, and Satrape was 2-for-4 with an RBI in the win. Isabella Aitken went 1-for-2 with a sacrifice and a run scored.

 

14-and-under

JENSEN BEACH, Fla. -- The Berkshire Force softball 14-and-under team fell in the final game of the losers bracket at the Babe Ruth World Series on Tuesday afternoon.

 

The Force's second loss in the double-elimination tournament dropped it from contention in the national championship.

 

JPRD West emerged with a 6-2 win and the right to take on the USA Glory Broken Bow in Tuesday evening's championship round.

 

In the elimination game at Pineapple Park, Madison Tobin went 1-for-3 with a run scored, and Sarah McMahon went 2-for-3 for the Force.

 

Mary Lee (2-for-3) and Payton O'Connell drove in Berkshire's runs, and Tess Lyon, Abigail Santos and Brianna Clary each had a hit.

 

Lee went the distance on the mound, striking out three.