Hampden batter forces a staggering 27 pitches in just 2 at-bats

Hampden batter forces a staggering 27 pitches in just 2 at-bats

BREWER, Maine — The turnout at Coffin Field was treated to a thriller on Thursday night when the third-seeded Brewer High School Witches rallied for two runs in the seventh to edge sixth seed Hampden Academy, 6-5, in a Class A North softball quarterfinal. They also witnessed a memorable duel between Brewer junior pitcher Sara Young and Hampden Academy sophomore third baseman Piper Parker. In her first at-bat in the second inning, Parker forced Y…