Rudy Aguado is an ASU Cronkite School of Journalism Student aissigned to cover Hamilton High School for AZPreps365.com

CHANDLER - Hamilton and Sandra Day O'Connor were tied entering the bottom of the seventh inning on Friday evening, until Cailynn Parsons crushed the ball on the first pitch to walk it off for the Huskies in a 6-5 win.

The Huskies entered Friday with a 1-0-1 record after winning their home opener against Chandler 2-1, followed by a 7-7 tie with Corona del Sol earlier this week. 

Huskies head coach Rocky Parra has used a different lineup in each of his squad's first three games in order to give all his players a chance. 

"We have a good problem this year when I substitute somebody, it's not because they're underperforming, I am just trying to give everybody a chance," said Parra. "We are young and we have a lot of depth."

Parra says he is not worried about his team's record because he trusts his players' perfomance on the field. "We are not even focused on the unbeaten part, we are just focusing on each game," said Parra. "I personally don't even have to motivate them; they are self-motivated." 

Allison Weyandt got her first start on the mound for the Huskies. The 6'0" senior pitched a complete game, allowing 10 hits and four earned runs while striking out four. Three of those 10 hits Weyandt surrendered were home runs. 

Allison Weyandt pitching against her opponent (Photo by Rudy Aguado/AZPreps365)

Weyandt started the game going three-up, three-down. In the bottom of the first inning, teammate Maddy Beall hit a lead-off home run to left center to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead. 

In the top of the second inning, with two outs and a runner on first, Harper Sullivan hit a two-run home run to put the Eagles ahead, 2-1. The next batter, Aubrie Burgos, hit one over the fence to extend the lead to 3-1 following the back-to-back homers. 

The Huskies answered back in the bottom half of that same inning, Harli Noriega hit an RBI double to bring in Navaeh Rivera to score from second base. The next batter, Amirah Lenon, hit an RBI double to bring in Noriega to score the tying run from second. The game was tied at 3-3 at the end of two innings. 

In the bottom of the third inning, with two on and only one out, Liv Lostorto broke the tie with an RBI single to give the Huskies a 4-3 lead. Rivera walked to load the bases and the next batter, Quinn Salazar-Stewart, hit a sacrifice fly to score Parsons and extend the lead to 5-3.

Before the bottom of the fourth, the Eagles made the only pitching change by either team, as Sullivan took over on the mound. With the bases full of Huskie and two out, Parsons scorched a line drive to third that was caught by Jocelyn Erickson. The Huskies failed to score any runs with the bases loaded. 

In the top of the fifth inning, Erickson complemented her inning-ending catch from the fourth by crushing a pitch to deep right field. It sailed over the fence and brought the Eagles to within one run, 5-4.

The Huskies still held the lead entering the seventh and final inning of play. Weyandt, however, made a costly throwing error on a potential put-out at first base. Riley Valentine sprinted home to score the tying run for the Eagles. 

With the score knotted 5-5 entering the bottom half of the seventh, Parsons got her only hit of the game when the Lady Huskies needed it most. The junior third baseman crushed the first pitch she over the center field fence, a walk-off homer for a 6-5 victory. This was Parson's second home run of the young season. 

"I was just looking for a hit," said Parsons on her walk off at bat. "I trust my teammates behind me and I just trust that I am going to be on base, I am not looking for a homerun, just for a good hit." 

Parra has learned this early in the season that his team can win in high pressure situations.

"We have won two close games, they just don't give up," said Parra. "It is almost like if they do something, the other team does something, we just answer back without even thinking about it."