CLERMONT, Fla. - For the second straight day, the USCB softball team collected another walk-off hit, as senior Natassja Hatcher lifted the Sand Sharks to a 4-3 victory over Webber International on Friday in the semifinal round of The Sun Conference Championship at Legends Ballfields.

The walk-off hit came in the bottom of the seventh, as the Sand Sharks rallied after being down 3-1 in the final frame. The victory on Saturday gives USCB a berth to the title round and one win away from being named Sun Conference Tournament Champions.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Hatcher - 1-for-3, game-winning hit and RBI

Kaitlyn O'Hearn - 2-for-4, one RBI

Canyon Crosby - 2-for-4, one RBI

Shania Domingue - 1-for-3, one RBI

HOW IT HAPPENED

Webber started the game red hot, as it plated two runs in the first inning. Ka'Deisha McCowen cracked a leadoff double to right center to start the rally. Two batters later, she moved to third on a sacrifice bunt, and then the Warriors rattled off three straight two-out hits to take the early 2-0 lead.

USCB answered in the bottom of the first with a run. Kayla Boyle walked with one out, and Crosby cracked a single to put two runners on base . A batter later, O'Hearn tallied a single to right center to cut the deficit in half, 2-1.

The Warriors added a key run in the second with back-to-back hits from McCowen and Mary-Margaret Maggard to push the lead to 3-1. 

USCB started to find a groove in both the fourth and fifth innings, as the Sand Sharks combined for two hits and two walks. However, they couldn't capitalize and left four stranded. 

Following a quick sixth inning for both squad, Webber went 1-2-3 in the top of the seventh to hold on to its two-run advantage.

However, that lead quickly disappeared in the final half inning. Melina Martinez started the inning by reaching base off a fielding error, and Taylor Boykin followed with a bunt hit to put two runners on base. Boyle moved both Sand Sharks up 60 feet to put the two runners in scoring position. Domingue recorded a sacrifice fly, which scored Martinez from third and made the game 3-2. Crosby followed with her second hit of the game to knot the game at 3-all with just one out. Caroline Heaton came in to pinch run for Crosby, and O'Hearn smacked a single to advance the winning run to second. Hatcher fell in to a 1-2 count, and she recorded the game-winning hit to left field to give USCB the 4-3 win.

WHAT'S NEXT?

Following its 8-4 victory over Webber on Friday night, No. 3 Thomas moved out of the loser's bracket and in to the championship round to face the Sand Sharks. The championship round will start at 12 p.m. on Saturday. If Thomas wins the first game, it will force a winner-take-all contest that will start at approximately 2:30 p.m.