Salisbury, N.C. -- The 20th-ranked Wayne State University softball squad (6-2) received a little extra inning magic on Friday afternoon as senior Jaci Banton singled in Dani Williams with the winning run in the bottom of the 11th for a 6-5 victory against Armstrong Atlantic (4-3).

WSU grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a leadoff home run by sophomore Alison Allen (Redford, Mich. / Farmington Hills Mercy).

The Pirates tied the game in the third on a leadoff home run.

The Warriors regained the lead in the bottom of the fourth on a solo shot by senior Steph LeClair (Kitchener, Ont. / Forest Heights C.I.).

AASU took a 3-2 lead in the fifth on three singles, a bases loaded walk and an RBI single.

Wayne State manufactured a tying run in the bottom of the fifth as Lauren Histed (Shelby Twp., Mich. / Utica) drew a leadoff walk, and moved to second on a walk to Allen.  Banton's (Richmond Hill, Ont. / Cardinal Carter) sacrifice bunt advanced both runners with Histed scoring on Rebecca Stanley's (Waterloo, Ont. / Waterloo C.I.) sacrifice fly.

Neither team was able to score in the next two innings, or even the eighth inning using the international tie-breaker rule.

The Pirates scored twice in the ninth on a two-out, two-run single.  The Warriors battled back with two runs of their own.  Pinch-hitter Nicole Abel (Kitchener, Ont. / St. Mary's) singled advancing "placed" runner Bailey Reid (Guelph, Ont. / Ross Collegiate V.I.) to third.  An intentional walk to Allen loaded the bases and Banton drove in one run on a ground out.  Stanley walked re-loading the bases, with Becca Ryan's (Westland, Mich. / Dearborn Divine Child) walk plating Lauren Histed (Shelby Twp., Mich. / Utica) with the tying run.

Neither squad was able to score in the 10th and AASU went 1-2-3 in the top of the 11th.

In the bottom of the frame, Williams (Monroe, Mich. / Jefferson) was placed on second and advanced to third on Histed's sacrifice bunt.  Allen was intentionally walked again, but Banton delivered the game-winning hit.

Senior pitcher Casey Hanes (Richmond, Va. / Douglas Freeman) pitched all 11 innings striking out eight and walking four.  She allowed eight hits, five runs, three earned but improved her record to 5-1.

WSU was limited to seven hits by two AASU hurlers with Banton being the lone Warrior with two hits.