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Griffin's game-saving catch gives Sayville LI title

Sayville High School center fielder Jessica Griffin scores

Photo credit: James Escher | Sayville High School center fielder Jessica Griffin scores during the Class A final against Plainedge. (June 5, 2012)

The ball jumped off Kate Finnen's bat and into deep right-centerfield. The Plainedge bench positively knew that the improbable comeback had reached its dramatic conclusion.

They began the bottom of the seventh trailing Sayville by four runs and had cut the lead to two with two outs and runners on first and second before Finnen came to bat.

But as the Plainedge bench began celebrating,...

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