Looking to
clinch a tie for third, the Tigers faced the 1-10 Sluggers
today, but still seemed somewhat shell-shocked over their
losses to the Panthers.
Katie Westmoreland started for the
Tigers, struggled on the first two batters, throwing seven
balls in hitting the first and walking the second. She
got ahead of the third batter before walking her on a fill
count to bring up cleanup hitter Jamie Dennis, one of only
three batters to manage a hit off Katie this year.
Katie
dug in to retire Dennis on four pitches for a strikeout, then
walked Hannah Wilson on four pitches. In a Jekyll-Hyde
inning, she recovered to strikeout the next batter on three
pitches, then hit the next batter on the following
pitch. A final walk pushed in the third run to end the
inning. The Tigers were unable to respond in their half
of the inning, reaching base only when Katie was hit by a
pitch.
Rutherford pitched the second inning
for the Tigers, but for her third straight outing was
ineffective, walking four and hitting two, picking a strikeout
along the way, as the Tigers fell behind 6-0. Audrey
Hipple started things for the Tigers in the second, drawing
the first of three walks, Tina Savic and
Irene Tsinajinnie
behind her, to load the bases. Ashley Favors was hit by
a pitch to get the Tigers on the board, scoring Allyson
Williams from third (running for the still-hampered Audrey),
and Kinsey Phillips walked to add a second run.
Caroline
Kilday walked as well, bringing the Tigers back to striking
distance, down 6-3.
Katie's return to the mound started
well, striking out Wilson before walking three. Working
with the bases full, Katie struck out two of the next three
batters to hold the Sluggers to one run. The Tigers took
advantage of Katie's effort, stringing together walks to
Rutherford, Allyson,
Audrey, Tina,
Irene, and Stami Luchette
to make it a 7-6 game, heading into the open inning, where
they had dominated the Sluggers this season.
That domination continued,
spearheaded by Kinsey. The Sluggers leadoff batter
reached on a popup in front of the plate, just out of the
reach of a hustling Ashley from the catcher's spot, but
striking her before going foul. A fly to Kinsey at
second produced the front end of a double play, as she alertly
threw to Katie to catch the runner off first. The third
batter produced the third out, grounding to Kinsey, who
fielded the ball cleanly to close the inning.
One run to tie, and two to win were
all the Tigers needed, but that has suddenly proved daunting
for the Tigers. For the third game in a row, the Tigers
could not manage to dent the scoreboard in the open
inning. The Sluggers retired the Tigers as easily as the
Tigers had done it to them, and preserved their second win of
the season.
The Tigers now move to their final
game, taking on the Thrashers with third place on the line.
In a scheduling fluke, four of the leagues five teams can win
their final game, should the Tigers win on Monday, and the
Titans prevail over the Thrashers Tuesday.
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Congratulations
to Stami
Luchette, Arcado Elementary School's Student
Council President for the 2001-2002 school year.
In the school elections completed this past week,
Stami was elected by her peers to lead the student
council as she heads into fifth grade. |
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Recent Results
Tuesday, May 8
Thrashers 12,
Sluggers 9
Wednesday, May 9
Panthers 9, Titans
4
Thursday, May 10
Titans 13,
Sluggers 7
Saturday, May 12
Sluggers 7, Tigers
6
Panthers v Titans (incomplete)
Upcoming Games
Monday, May 14
Panthers v
Titans (7:15)
Tigers v Thrashers (7:45)
Tuesday, May 15
Panthers v
Titans (7:45)
End of
regular season
Tiger of the Game
In
doing just as she has all season for the Tigers, Irene
Tsinajinnie scored a run and picked up an RBI on two walks
while holding down left field duty, quietly helping the team
and earning overdue credit for her contributions with today's Tiger
of the Game.
Kinsey
Phillips earned a game ball as well, keying the critical
defensive stop in the fourth inning with a putout and two
assists, including the pivotal double play.
Next Game
Date: Monday, May 14
Time: 7:45 PM
Opponent: Thrashers
Drinks: Luchette
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