NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- MetLife Friday rallied for nine runs in the seventh inning to break open a close game and earn a 24-11 win over Bigg Daddy's Philly Cheesesteaks and claim the Pat Torchia Softball League Championship.

 

The win snapped a 1-1 tie in the best-of-three championship series and gave MetLife its fifth straight league title.

 

Eight straight batters reached base and scored to open the seventh inning for MetLife, which shut down Bigg Daddy's in the sixth and seventh innings. Pitcher Melissa Girard stranded three and allowed no runners over the final two innings.