May
9, 2013 SERA 3:10
Bellarmine 1 1 0
0 0 1 0 3 – 8 - 0
Olympia 0 1 0
0 0 1 0 2 – 5 - 2
Rachel
Barcena, Courtney Schwan (6) and Abby McDonald
Maddy
Stensby and Adrianna Rupright
Becca Sorensen beat out an infield single
with one out in the first. Courtney
Schwan singled to right to move Sorensen to third. Alex DeStephano grounded out short to first
to score Sorensen.
Rachel Sorensen walked to open the
second. Ashlynn Ota singled to left to
move Sorensen to second. Celine Woo put
down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners to third and second. With Alexa Ostrander at bat Rachel Sorensen
scored on a wild pitch.
Olympia used a walk, a single, a
sacrifice, and a ground out to get a run in the second.
Alex DeStephano singled to center to open
the sixth. DeStephano stole second and
went to third when the catcher’s throw went into center. Rachel Barcena put down a bunt. The pitcher fielded the bunt and threw to the
catcher who tagged DeStephano out despite our protest that she blocked the
plate up the line without the ball.
Barcena was safe at first on the fielder’s choice. Madison Covell courtesy ran for Barcena. When the catcher threw wide of first on a
pickoff attempt, Covell took second.
After a second out Ashlynn Ota singled to center to score Covell.
Olympia used three singles to get a run in
the sixth.
Rachel Barcena pitched five strong innings
to get the win. She struck out five and
gave up only two singles. Courtney
Schwan pitched the last two innings for the save. She retired the last five batters in order (three
of them by strike outs.)
Good defensive plays were made by: Alex DeStephano who went to the fence to
catch a foul pop up to end the 1st; by Rachel Barcena who with second and first
occupied stabbed a bunt to her left and threw to Becca Sorensen covering first
for the first out in the 2nd; by Alexa Ostrander who showed her range by going
behind third to make a snow-cone catch of a pop up for the second out in the
3rd; by Rachel Barcena who fielded a sacrifice bunt and threw to Becca Sorensen
covering first for the second out in the 5th; by Alyssa McKiernan who with
runners on second and first charged a single to center and threw (too late) to
Abby McDonald at the plate trying to get the runner from second but Abby McDonald
alertly threw a strike to Celine Woo at third who slapped the tag down on the
runner from first trying to go to third and then lifted her glove high for the
umpire to see for the first out in the 6th; and by Alex DeStephano who called
everyone off and took a towering pop up herself for the first out in the 7th.
This win means that Bellarmine will play
for the Narrows League Tournament Championship tomorrow against South Kitsap.
