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VIDEO: Softball Witches No-Hit by Classical
Salem High School varsity softball fell in season opener to Lynn Classical, 8-0.
It was a beautiful afternoon for softball on Monday at , but the Witches were overpowered by the visiting Rams from Lynn Classical, last year's division champions.
Classical starting pitcher Mackenzie Coppinger held the Witches without a hit and added a solo home run to power the Rams to an 8-0 win in the season opener.
Salem starting pitcher Sarah Chasse gave up a single run in the first inning and two more in the second, but the Witches' defense faltered in the fourth inning, when the Rams scored five unearned runs.
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"Today we ran into a buzz saw, but it's a long season," Salem Head Coach Dan Bertone said. "We're just going to write this one off and go after the next one."
The Witches play Revere on Wednesday.
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