Bellarmine 4 North Thurston 3

March 27, 2013           RAC Lacey                 4:00

Bellarmine          1 1 0   1 0 1   0      4 – 13 - 2

North Thurston      0 0 0   1 2 0   0      3 -  5 - 3

Rachel Barcena, Courtney Schwan (5) and Abby McDonald

Sarah Davis and Alicia Feliciano

      Becca Sorensen walked to open the first.  After an out Alyssa McKiernan singled to left to move Sorensen to second.  Courtney Schwan’s grounder to third was fumbled to load the bases.  Rachel Sorensen grounded out second to first to score her sister Becca Sorensen.

      Celine Woo singled to left to open the second and took second when the ball got by the left fielder.  After an out Woo took third on a wild pitch.  After a second out Becca Sorensen singled to left to score Woo.

      Becca Sorensen ripped a single to left with one out in the fourth.  Rachel Barcena doubled to left center to move Sorensen to third.  Alyssa McKiernan beat out an infield single to score Sorensen.

      North Thurston used a single, a walk, a wild pitch, and an error to get a run in the fourth.

      North Thurston used a first pitch leadoff home run followed by another first pitch home run to get two runs in the fifth.

      Becca Sorensen rifled a double off of the third baseman with one out in the sixth.  Rachel Barcena singled to left on the next pitch to score Sorensen.

      Rachel Barcena started and pitched 4+ innings.  She struck out 10 including the side in both the third and fourth innings.  Courtney Schwan came on in relief with the game tied in the fifth.  She struck out the side in the fifth.  She retired all nine batters that she faced on a mere 27 pitches to get the win. 

      Good defensive plays were made by Celine Woo who raced to the fence to catch a foul pop up for the second out in the 1st; and by Courtney Schwan who went toward third to field a grounder and threw to Ashlynn Ota at first for the first out in the 7th.