March 21, 2012 Leone Field 4:00
Shelton 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 - 0
Bellarmine 3 6 0 1 x 10 – 11 - 1
M. Mitchell and J Krumpols
Courtney Schwan and Abby McDonald
Kelly McLaughlin singled to center with one out in the first. Alex DeStephano doubled over the left fielder’s head to move McLaughlin to third. Courtney Schwan singled to center to score McLaughlin and DeStephano. Schwan took second on the throw to the plate. Alexis Mendez courtesy ran for Schwan. Alexa Ostrander singled to center to move Mendez to third. Ostrander then stole second. Sarah Sorensen grounded out pitcher to first to score Mendez.
Rachel Sorensen was hit by a pitch to open the second inning and then stole second. Rebecca Sorensen singled to left to move her sister Rachel to third. Rebecca then stole second. Haley Dusek doubled over the left fielder’s head to score Rachel Sorensen and Rebecca Sorensen. Kelly McLaughlin singled to center to score Dusek. Alex DeStephano grounded to third to force McLaughlin at second. DeStephano then stole second. Courtney Schwan grounded out third to first to move DeStephano to third. Alexa Ostrander walked. Sarah Sorensen crushed a triple to left center to score DeStephano and Ostrander. Celine Woo doubled to right to score Sarah Sorensen.
Courtney Schwan singled to center to open the fourth. Madeline Lilly courtesy ran for Schwan. Alexa Ostrander grounded to short to force Lilly at second. Sarah Sorensen walked moving Ostrander to second. Celine Woo flew out to deep center to move Ostrander to third. On the first pitch to Rachel Sorensen, Sarah Sorensen stole second. When the pitch got away from the catcher, Ostrander alertly scored.
Good defensive plays were made by Alex DeStephano who back handed a ground ball and got the cleanup batter at first to end the 1st, by Sarah Sorensen who made a nice catch in right field for the first out in the 4th, and by Abby McDonald who threw a strike to Alexa Ostrander who tagged out the runner trying to steal second to end the game.
Courtney Schwan started and went the distance for the win. She struck out 9 including the side in order in the second and walked only one. She threw only 65 pitches in the one-hit shutout.
