The Fort Payne Lady Wildcats started a 3-1 run at the Gadsden Umpires Tournament over the weekend with a pair of walk-off wins Friday from freshman catcher Hannah Buffington.
Buffington came through in the clutch with a walk-off home run and a single in the final at-bat of a pair of 4-3 wins Friday over the Fyffe Lady Red Devils and the Sand Rock Lady Wildcats.
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