Bellarmine 10 Emerald Ridge 6

May 19, 2012                   Sprinker #7                  2:00

Bellarmine         0 0 0   3 6 1   0     10 – 15 - 6

Emerald Ridge      2 3 1   0 0 0   0      6 -  7 - 2

Courtney Schwan and Abby McDonald

Meagan Hendrix, Chelsey Hayes (7) and Hope Jones

      Emerald Ridge used an error, another error, a stolen base, a single, and a third error to get two runs in the first.

      Emerald Ridge used a single, a wild pitch, a walk, a single and an error, and another error to get three runs in the second.

      Emerald Ridge used a single, a sacrifice, an infield out, and a wild pitch to get a run in the third.

      Alex DeStephano singled to right to open the fourth.  Courtney Schwan singled to center to move DeStephano to third.  Madeline Lilly courtesy ran for Schwan.  Sarah Sorensen lashed the first pitch into right center for a triple scoring DeStephano and Lilly.  After two outs Rachel Barcena beat out an infield single to short to score Sarah Sorensen.

      Alexa Ostrander was hit by a pitch to open the fifth.  Alex DeStephano singled to left to move Ostrander to second.  Courtney Schwan singled to center to score Ostrander and to move DeStephano to third.  Madeline Lilly courtesy ran for Schwan.  Sarah Sorensen grounded to the second baseman to score DeStephano while Lilly was forced at second.  Becca Sorensen beat out an infield single to move Sarah Sorensen to second.  Rachel Sorensen grounded a ball through the second baseman which scored Sarah Sorensen and moved Becca Sorensen to third.  Rachel Sorensen then stole second.  Rachel Barcena singled to left to score Becca Sorensen and to move Rachel Sorensen to third.  Barcena then stole second.  After a second out Haley Dusek singled to center to score Rachel Sorensen and Barcena.

      Alex DeStephano doubled down the left field line to open the sixth.  Courtney Schwan singled to right center to score DeStephano.

      Good defensive plays were made by Alexa Ostrander who (with runners on second and first) fielded a grounder in the hole and threw to Rachel Barcena to get the lead runner at third for the second out in the 2nd; and by Haley Dusek who went way to her right and threw to Alex DeStephano who made a nice stretch for the first out in the 6th. 

      Courtney Schwan started and again went the distance for the win.  She struck out 4 and gave up only one earned run.  After we made six errors in the first two innings, she took charge and dominated the rest of the game.  She threw just 50 pitches over the last five innings.

      This win put the Lions in the championship game.