ANGOLA, Ind. - St. Thomas punched its ticket to the NCAA Division III Softball National Championship with a walk-off, 2-1 victory over Trine at SportONE/Parkview Softball Field.

St. Thomas (43-6) slipped past Trine (33-14) in the bottom of the seventh inning to secure the win. An RBI-single scored a pinch runner to plate the winning run and give the Tommies the Super Regional title. 

Freshman Lainey McCue hit a solo homer to account for Trine's run.

The starting pitchers traded zeroes through the first three frames before McCue's solo shot got the Thunder on the board in the top of the fourth to give the Thunder a 1-0 lead.

St. Thomas scored in the bottom of the fifth on an errant throw by Trine to even the score at 1-1.

A leadoff walk set the stage for the winning rally in the bottom of the seventh. A sacrifice bunt and a single led to the winning run for the Tommies.

Anderson-Glass worked 6.1 innings for St. Thomas. The freshman was named the Most Outstanding Pitcher of the Angola Super Regional.

Justine Robles worked 6.1 innings in her final appearance for Trine. The senior allowed two runs, one earned on four hits, walked three and struck out six. Robles concluded the season with a 1.56 ERA, the fourth-lowest on record in a season in team history.

Emily White and Erica Robles each provided a spark at the bottom of the Thunder lineup with two hits apiece. White went 5-for-6 at the plate in the Super Regional.

Trine won its second Regional title in school history, tied for its fifth-consecutive MIAA regular-season championship and made its ninth-consecutive trip to the NCAA postseason.