Monday Seacoast Standout: Winnacunnet softball senior blasts walk-off home run

TL;DR

Winnacunnet High School softball senior Hayren Reynoso hit a walk-off home run in the eighth inning, leading her team to a 4-3 victory over Keene. This game marked Greg Cochrane's debut as head coach.

HAMPTON - Senior Hayren Reynoso certainly made Greg Cochrane's first game as head coach of the Winnacunnet High School softball team a memorable one.

Reynoso, the seventh batter in Winnacunnet's lineup, blasted a two-strike, leadoff walk-off home run over the fence in straightaway center field as the Warriors rallied for a 4-3 season-opening, eight-inning win over Keene.

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Winnacunnet's Hayren Reynoso is congratulated by her teammates after hitting a walk-off home run in the eighth inning of Monday's Division I season-opening softball game against Keene. Winnacunnet won 4-3.

"It was definitely a no-doubter," said Cochrane, the former head coach at Merrimack High School and St. Thomas Aquinas now in his first year with the Warriors. "She got down on two tough strikes, and she just absolutely demolished the third pitch she saw."

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All of Reynoso's teammates were waiting for her at home plate.

Winnacunnet's Hayren Reynoso is greeted by her teammates at home plate after hitting a walk-off home run in the eighth inning of Monday's Division I season-opening softball game against Keene. Winnacunnet won 4-3.

"It was just like you wanted it to be with everybody out of the dugout, jumping up and down, screaming and yelling," Cochrane said. "It was awesome, very nice."

Winnacunnet rallied for two runs in the seventh to send the game into extra innings.

"The excitement and thrill at the end was something," Cochrane said. "This win means everything. The kids definitely showed that they're resilient and can fight and can hang in."

Reynoso drew a walk in two prior plate appearances.

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Monday Seacoast Standout, Winnacunnet senior blasts walk-off home run

Q&A

What was the final score of the Winnacunnet vs. Keene softball game?

The final score was 4-3 in favor of Winnacunnet.

Who is Hayren Reynoso and what did she achieve in the game?

Hayren Reynoso is a senior at Winnacunnet High School who hit a walk-off home run to secure the victory.

Who is the new head coach of the Winnacunnet softball team?

Greg Cochrane is the new head coach of the Winnacunnet softball team, and this game was his first as head coach.