Monday, May 14, 2012

Bellarmine Prep 6 Central Kitsap 3


May 11, 2012                   SERA                         3:00


Central Kitsap      2 1 0   0 0 0   0     3 – 11 - 0
Bellarmine          1 0 0   0 2 3   x     6 – 12 - 1

Caylee Coulter and Tristine Vandeman
Courtney Schwan and Abby McDonald


      Central Kitsap used an infield single, a triple, and a single to get two runs in the first.

      Kelly McLaughlin beat out an infield single to open the first.  Alexa Ostrander put down a sacrifice bunt to move McLaughlin to second.  After a second out Courtney Schwan singled to left to score McLaughlin.

      Central Kitsap used an off field double, a bunt single, a force out at second, a stolen base, and a single to get a run in the second.

      With two out in the fifth Haley Dusek beat out a single to short.  Courtney Schwan singled to right center to move Dusek to third.  Kylie Ostrander courtesy ran for Schwan.  Alex DeStephano was intentionally walked to load the bases.  Sarah Sorensen ruined the intentional-walk strategy by ramming a single to left to score Dusek and Ostrander.

      Alexis Mendez pinch hit to open the sixth and singled to center.  Celine Woo put down a sacrifice bunt to move Mendez to second.  After a second out Alexa Ostrander singled to right to score Mendez who slid around the catcher.  Haley Dusek singled to right center to move Ostrander to third.  Dusek alertly took second on the throw to third.  Courtney Schwan was intentionally walked to load the bases.  Kylie Ostrander courtesy ran for Schwan.  Alex DeStephano ruined the intentional-walk strategy by doubling down the left field line to score Alexa Ostrander and Dusek.

      Good defensive plays were made by Sarah Sorensen who with runners on third and second charged a single to right and forced the runner from second to hold at third in the 2nd; by Courtney Schwan who after a stolen base struck the batter out for the second out in the 2nd; by Abby McDonald who took a throw from Courtney Schwan and tagged the runner out at home to end the 2nd; by Alexa Ostrander who went to her right and fired to Alex DeStephano who stretched out and caught the ball in the webbing of her glove to end the 3rd; by Sarah Sorensen who made a nice catch in right for the second out in the 4th and we got the third out when the runner from third left early on the play; by Alexa Ostrander who fielded a grounder and fed to Haley Dusek to get the lead runner for the second out in the 5th; and by the Ostrander-Dusek combination again for the first out in the 7th. 

      Courtney Schwan started and again went the distance for the win.  She struck out 4 (which gives her 101 for the season) and walked none.  After giving up 7 hits to the first 11 batters she settled down and retired 18 of the remaining 22 batters.  She also helped herself with 6 assists.