A new era for Southern Regional softball is under way, and the Rams got off to a great start on March 31.

Trailing 7-4 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning, Southern scored two runs each in the sixth and seventh to force Henry Hudson into extra innings, then scored the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth when Victoria Cona delivered a single to left field to bring in Christina D’Amodio for a 9-8 victory.

The victory was the first in the high school coaching career of Jamie Bernaldo, hired a few months ago to be the new…