[Stardust]

Eastern 4, Sacred Heart 3: The No. 25 Eagles (24-15) overcame 1-0 and 3-1 deficits to defeat the Valkyries (20-13) and advance to the regional semifinals for the fourth time in five years.Pitcher Casey Smith homered in the fourth to pull Eastern within 3-2, and the Eagles scored twice in the fifth to take the lead. Andrea Neal singled and scored on an error to tie it, and Rachel Kelley’s two-out single scored Kerry Hager for a 4-3 lead.
The Valkyries had runners at first and second with two out in the seventh, but Melody Gayheart grounded out to shortstop to end the game.
Kelley, Smith and Neal each had two hits for Eastern. K.J. Holden homered for Sacred Heart.