NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Anna Dix Thursday went 3-for-4 with a double and a pair of runs batted in to lead North Adams Fire Department/North Adams Police Department to a 14-9 win over Alternative Living Centers and a berth in the North Adams Women’s Softball League Championship Game.

 

Abby Lear was 3-for-5 with a double for the first responders, who survived the losers bracket in the double-elimination tournament and will face Belle Ame Lashes on Monday at 6 p.m. at DiSanti Field in the first game of the title round.

 

A win for NAFD/NAPD on Monday will force a winner-take-all game; Lashes is just one win from the championship.

 

On Thursday, NAFD/NAPD jumped on top early with an eight-run top of the first and never looked back.

 

Kalley Vanuni singled up the middle, and Lear doubled to left to bring home the game’s first run.

 

Heather Morris and Carrie Brassard each singled to keep the rally going, and Dix and Kenzie Dobbert delivered two-out hits before each scored on an outfield error to make it 8-0.

 

ALC managed just one run against Dobbert in the circle through the first three innings.