JAPAN
Madison Lovelace gets set to tag Melina Schablik.

Kadena's Madison Lovelace tries to put the tag on Humphreys' Melina Schablik. (Jeunei Bodnar/Special to Stripes)

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan – Madison Lovelace struggled mightily in the first three games of the Far East softball tournament.

From then on, she could not be stopped. And Kadena benefited greatly.

The sophomore shortstop turned the Division I tournament final around with a two-run inside-the-park home run. The Panthers rallied from early 3-0 and 6-5 deficits to win their fourth straight D-I title, beating Humphreys 11-7 Thursday at Berkey Field.

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