PREP SOFTBALL: Branford falls to Madison County in Region 3-R finals on walk-off wild pitch

  • Branford pitcher Harleigh Price reacts at home plate after Madison County center fielder Ryleigh Bass scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch thrown by Price in the bottom of the ninth inning of Wednesday's Region 3-R final. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)
    Branford pitcher Harleigh Price reacts at home plate after Madison County center fielder Ryleigh Bass scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch thrown by Price in the bottom of the ninth inning of Wednesday's Region 3-R final. (JACK HOWDESHELL/Lake City Reporter)

    MADISON — Harleigh Price was nearly unhittable through eight innings. 

    But in the end, the Cowgirls didn’t need a hit in order to steal a spot in the state semifinals. 

    Price held No. 1 seed M…