It probably won’t be remembered as the single in the gloaming. But Heather Wilson’s performance in a 2-1, 15-inning win over Greenfield will be remembered.

It was one of those typical softball games between two very good teams. Those types of games usually come down to pitching and defense, and this one did, too. But it also came down to guts and determination. Wilson, who struck out 25 batters for the game, was struck squarely on the front of the ankle by a line drive late in the contest. Looking back at the videotape, at the crack of the bat, Wilson brought both feet together to try to keep the ball in the infield, but she couldn’t get her glove down quite fast enough to keep from getting hit. She hobbled off the mound and went straight to the dugout to make sure her foot was still working, then jogged down the third-base line to test it out. Then it was back to the mound. When the inning was over, Wilson still had a slight limp as she went back to the dugout.

Triopia-Meredosia has been involved in some weird games in the past week, including last Friday’s frigid, windblown win over Carrollton. Thursday’s game lasted until dark. The coaches and the umpires (and these were replacement umps; the umpires who were supposed to officiate the game never showed up) decided that the 15th inning would be the last before the game was suspended and finished another day. In the late innings, play was stopped several times as people in their cars beyond the outfield fence had to be asked to turn their lights off so as not to distract the batters.

Then with darkness closing in around them and the moon rising in the night sky, the Lady Trojans loaded the bases with two outs. Up strode Wilson, Triopia’s No. 3 hitter, who had scored the game-tying run an inning earlier, on a triple by catcher Amanda Lynn. Wilson promptly belted a singled up the middle to send everyone home.

It was another one of those amazing efforts by the Lady Trojans — and one of the most outstanding individual efforts of the spring.

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