Lehigh Valley’s run in the Carpenter Cup Softball Classic came to a close in the quarterfinals on Tuesday in Philadelphia.

The LV squad rallied for seven runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, but Berks/Lancaster-Lebanon held on for a 12-9 win.

Kate Yadush started the rally with a single to score Ariana Castillo, who doubled, to trim the deficit to 12-3 in the bottom of the seventh.

Palmerton’s Carly Gaffney added a double to score Yadush and H. Pyle, who singled, to make it 12-5, still with no outs.

After a two-out error allowed Gaffney to advance to third and Addison Sabo to reach, Brianna Amey delivered a single to score Gaffney and move Sabo to second base.

Palmerton’s Sydney Frantz followed and drew a walk to load the bases, and Castillo cashed in with a single to plate Sabo and make it 12-7 while also keeping the bases loaded.

Yadush came up next and delivered for the second time in the inning, coming up with a single to score Amey and Frantz to make it 12-9 and advance Castillo to second base.

But Berks/Lancaster-Lebanon ended the threat when Giana Miranda got a pop up to second baseman Ali Williams to seal the win.

Trailing 10-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning, Yadush put Lehigh Valley on the board with a sacrifice fly to score Amey. Gaffney delivered a two-out single to score Frantz, who singled, to make it 10-2.

Frantz finished the contest 3-for-4 with two runs scored, while Gaffney was 2-for-2 with three RBIs and a run scored.

Gaffney also pitched the final two innings in relief, striking out one.

Castillo went 4-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI, while Yadush was 2-for-4 with four RBIs and a run scored.

Northwestern’s Sage Toman went 1-for-3.

Williams was 3-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and a run scored for Berks/Lancaster-Lebanon, which pushed across six runs in the top of the third inning. Miranda (2-for-4, RBI, run scored) and Madelynn Mackison (run scored) also tripled,

The teams combined for 32 hits in the contest, with each recording 16.

Berks/LL’s run would come to an end in the semifinals with an 8-1 loss to Jersey Shore.

Lehigh Valley opened the tournament with a 3-0 start on Tuesday.

LV opened the tournament with 17 hits and a 10-5 victory over Inter-Ac. Their second contest of the day resulted in a 12-4 victory over Olympic Colonial, and was a 7-5 winner over Burlington in its third of three games after trailing early.

Berks L/L 006 130 2 - 12 16 1

Lehigh Valley 000 020 7 - 9 16 5

Cromwell, Miranda (4) and Mackison; Teman, Held (4), Gaffney (6) and Steiner. W - Cromwell. L - Teman.