As the old saying goes, “A walk is as good as a hit.” On Monday, Villa Joseph Marie’s softball team showed enough patience at the plate to earn 16 free passes. All those walks, along with some timely hits and pretty good pitching, helped the Jems defeat Nazareth Academy, 13-6, in a PIAA Class 3A game at FDR Park in South Philadelphia. The big run total followed the 15 runs Villa put up in the District One final against Collegium Charter.