Softball’s a game of opportunities. Successfully take advantage of them and your team wins. Miss out on those chances and losses are the result. During this past week’s Babe Ruth Southern New Jersey softball state tournament, several local squads couldn’t make the most of their opportunities, and potential runs toward possible championships were squashed along the way.

“A lot of times, softball’s a game of inches,” said Stafford 14-and-under head coach Eric Brummer, whose squad was eliminated in…