Section III softball playoffs: Liverpool, Cicero-North Syracuse set to meet in thunderous title tilt (photos)

Liverpool's senior ace Mackenzie Frani (10) struck out 12 batters, only gave up one hit and allowed no runs in a complete-game effort against Rome Free Academy in a Section III Class AAA softball semifinal at Carrier Park on Wednesday. (Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com) Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com By James McClendon | jmcclendon@syracuse.com The Section III Class AAA softball semifinals were temporarily put on hold for about an hour Wednesday night after lightning bolts streaked across the sky at Carrier Park in East Syracuse. It would take more than a little thunder to keep top-seeded Liverpool and second-seeded Cicero-North Syracuse from playing in their respective semifinal matchups.