Bellarmine 6 South Kitsap 2

May 7, 2012                    South Kitsap                 3:30

Bellarmine        1 1 3   0 0 0   1     6 – 11 - 1

South Kitsap      0 1 0   0 0 0   1     2 – 11 - 2

Courtney Schwan and Abby McDonald

Erica Henderson and K. Clauson, A. Gidican (3)

      Haley Dusek walked with two out in the first.  Courtney Schwan ripped a single to left to move Dusek to second.  Kylie Ostrander courtesy ran for Schwan.  Alex DeStephano singled to left to score Dusek.

      Sarah Sorensen singled to right to open the second.  After an out Rachel Sorensen grounded out pitcher to first to move her sister Sarah to second.  Celine Woo jumped on the first pitch and singled to left to score Sarah Sorensen.

      South Kitsap used three singles to get a run in the second.

      Alexa Ostrander was safe on an error by the first baseman to open the third.  After a line drive out, Ostrander took second on a wild pitch.  Courtney Schwan dropped a single into left to move Ostrander to third.  Kylie Ostrander courtesy ran for Schwan and stole second.  Alex DeStephano singled to right to score Alexa Ostrander and to move Kylie Ostrander to third.  DeStephano alertly took second on the throw to the plate.  Sarah Sorensen hit a sacrifice fly to right center to score Kylie Ostrander and to move DeStephano to third.  Becca Sorensen then jumped on the first pitch and singled to left to score DeStephano.

      Alexis Mendez pinch hit and dropped a single behind first base to open the seventh.  Haley Dusek put down a perfect bunt and beat it out for a single to move Mendez to second.  Courtney Schwan hit a grounder that eluded the shortstop and allowed Mendez to score.

      South Kitsap used a double, an infield out, and a single to get a run in the seventh.

      Good defensive plays were made by Abby McDonald who caught a foul pop-up bunt for the first out in the 1st; by Haley Dusek who with two on caught a line drive and threw to Alexa Ostrander to double the lead runner off of second in the 2nd; by Alex DeStephano who with two on charged a sacrifice bunt and threw to Haley Dusek covering first for the second out in the 3rd; by Kelly McLaughlin who made a nice running catch in left center to end the 4th; by Courtney Schwan who went back and reached up to get a high chopper and threw the batter out at first for the second out in the 5th; and by Sarah Sorensen who tracked down a line drive in right center for the first out in the 6th. 

      Courtney Schwan started and again went the distance for the win.  She struck out 7 including the third and fourth batters with a runner on third in the first inning.  She walked only one.

Bellarmine Clinches League Title

The Lions clinched the Narrows League title yesterday with their win over Mt. Tahoma. This is the first league title for Bellarmine in Fastpitch since the school made the switch from slowpitch to Fastpitch in the mid-90's.

The Lions still have one more league game against South Kitsap on Friday at South Kitsap. Then the league tournament begins Thursday, May 10th at SERA fields in Tacoma. The Lions will play at 3:30pm against the winner of the 4/5 game played at 12:30pm that same day.

Bellarmine 26 Mt. Tahoma 0

May 2, 2012                    Leone Field                  4:00

Mt. Tahoma      0 0 0   0 0      0 -  2 - 3

Bellarmine      6 5 9   6 x     26 – 20 - 0

McCloud and Holt

Sarah Sorensen and Abby McDonald

      Kelly McLaughlin walked to open the first.  Alexa Ostrander singled to center to move McLaughlin to second.  Haley Dusek singled to center to score McLaughlin and to move Ostrander to third.  Dusek took second on the throw to third.  Courtney Schwan tripled to right to score Ostrander and Dusek.  Alex DeStephano grounded to third to score Schwan.  DeStephano was safe at first when the throw home was late.  Sarah Sorensen was hit by a pitch.  Rachel Barcena walked to load the bases.  After two outs Kelly McLaughlin walked to score DeStephano.  Alexa Ostrander walked to score Sorensen.

      Alex DeStephano walked with one out in the second and took second on a wild pitch.  Sarah Sorensen walked.  The runners each moved up a base on a wild pitch.  Rachel Barcena walked to load the bases.  Alexis Mendez singled to center to score DeStephano and Sorensen and to move Barcena to second.  Barcena took third on an error when the catcher overthrew the pitcher.  After a second out Mendez took second on a wild pitch.  Kelly McLaughlin singled to center to score Barcena and to move Mendez to third.  Becca Sorensen pinch hit and singled to left to score Mendez and to move McLaughlin to second.  Haley Dusek singled to center to score McLaughlin.

      Abby McDonald pinch hit and walked to open the third.  Sarah Sorensen hit a shot into the right field corner for a home run scoring McDonald before her.  Celine Woo walked.  Alexis Mendez singled to right to move Woo to second.  Kylie Ostrander singled to left center to score Woo and to move Mendez to second.  Rachel Sorensen singled to right to load the bases.  Becca Sorensen singled to left to score Mendez.  Madeline Lilly walked to score Ostrander.  Courtney Schwan singled to right to score Rachel Sorensen and Becca Sorensen and to move Lilly to third.  Abby McDonald walked to load the bases.  Lilly left third early (on purpose) for the first out.  Sarah Sorensen doubled to left to score Schwan and to move McDonald to third.  McDonald left third early (on purpose) for the second out.  Celine Woo singled to right to score Sarah Sorensen.

      Alexis Mendez walked to open the fourth.  Kylie Ostrander singled to right to move Mendez to second.  The runners moved up a base when the ball got by the right fielder.  Rachel Sorensen tripled to left center to score Mendez and Ostrander.  Becca Sorensen hit a sacrifice fly to score Rachel Sorensen.  When the fly ball was dropped, Sorensen was safe at first.  Madeline Lilly singled to left to move Sorensen to second.  Courtney Schwan doubled to left to score Sorensen and to move Lilly to third.  Abby McDonald grounded out second to first to score Lilly and to move Schwan to third.  Sarah Sorensen walked and took second on a wild pitch.  Celine Woo walked to load the bases.  Alexis Mendez walked to score Schwan.

      A good defensive play was made by Abby McDonald who on a 3rd strike threw to Courtney Schwan to double the runner off of first to end the 2nd. 

      Sarah Sorensen started and went the distance for the shut out win.  She struck out 3 and gave up only 2 singles.  She needed just 53 pitches including only 2 (THAT IS CORRECT) in the third inning.

      This win on Senior Day won the Narrows League championship for the Lions and their coaches:  Craig Coovert and Rick (Papa) Coovert.

Bellarmine 3 Gig Harbor 1

May 1, 2012                    Gig Harbor                   4:15

Bellarmine      0 0 0   1 0 1   1     3 – 4 - 1

Gig Harbor      0 1 0   0 0 0   0     1 – 4 - 1

Courtney Schwan and Abby McDonald

Anna Hitt and Gracen Malich

      Gig Harbor used a double, a strike out, an infield out, and an error to get a run in the second.

      Kelly McLaughlin dropped a single down the left field line to open the fourth.  Alexa Ostrander walked to move McLaughlin to second.  Haley Dusek walked to load the bases.  Courtney Schwan grounded out third to first to score McLaughlin.

      Sarah Sorensen walked on a full count with one out in the sixth.  Sarah took second on a wild pitch.  After a second out Becca Sorensen grounded to short.  When the shortstop threw the ball away at first, Sarah Sorensen scored.

      Kelly McLaughlin singled infield to open the seventh.  Alexa Ostrander walked to move McLaughlin to second.  Haley Dusek battled back from a 1-2 count and walked to load the bases.  Courtney Schwan hit a sacrifice fly to right to score McLaughlin.

      Good defensive plays were made by Kelly McLaughlin who caught a long fly ball to center for the second out in the 4th; by Abby McDonald who took charge on a bunt up the first base line and threw the batter out to end the 4th; by Alexa Ostrander who short hopped a grounder to short and threw the batter out to end the 5th; by Abby McDonald who pounced on a bunt on the third base line and threw the batter out for the second out in the 6th; and by Alexa Ostrander who with a runner on first fielded a grounder and threw to Haley Dusek covering second to end the game.

      Courtney Schwan started and again went the distance for the win.  She struck out 10 including the side in order in the first.  She gave up only 4 hits.  She had 4 assists herself in fielding her position.  The one run she gave up was unearned.

Bellarmine 6 Olympia 5

April 30, 2012                 Regional Athletic Complex    3:30

Bellarmine      2 1 0   2 0 1   0     6 – 13 - 3

Olympia        1 1 0   0 3 0   0     5 -  3 - 2

Rachel Barcena and Abby McDonald

Amanda Rupright and Adrianna Rupright

      Kelly McLaughlin singled to center to open the game.  Alexa Ostrander put down a nice sacrifice bunt to move McLaughlin to second.  Haley Dusek lined a single to center to score McLaughlin.  Alex DeStephano singled to right to move Dusek to second.  Sarah Sorensen grounded out second to first to move the runners to third and second.  Dusek then scored on a wild pitch.

      Olympia used a two-out walk and an error to get a run in the first.

      Becca Sorensen singled to left to open the second and took second on a wild pitch.  After falling behind 1-2, Rachel Sorensen worked the pitcher for a walk.  Celine Woo’s bunt forced Becca Sorensen at third but moved Rachel Sorensen to second.  Kelly McLaughlin singled to center to load the bases.  Alexa Ostrander grounded to the third baseman who forced Rachel Sorensen at home.  Haley Dusek grounded to second.  When the second baseman (this would later prove to be their only chance to get Dusek out) fumbled the ball, Woo scored.

      Olympia used a walk, two ground outs, and an error to get a run in the second.

      With two out in the fourth, Alexa Ostrander singled to center.  Haley Dusek followed with a single to left center to move Ostrander to second.  Alex DeStephano ripped a double to right center to score Ostrander and Dusek.

      Olympia used a single, a walk, a double, a throw home, and an infield out to get three runs in the fifth.

      Haley Dusek crushed a 2-2 pitch way over the center fielder’s head for a leadoff inside the park home run in the sixth.

      Good defensive plays were made by Celine Woo who backhanded a grounder to third and threw the batter out for the first out in the 2nd; by Alex DeStephano who charged a bunt and threw to Haley Dusek who covered first for the first out in the 3rd; by Rachel Barcena who caught a pop up bunt for the second out in the 4th; by Abby McDonald who dug a pitch out of the dirt to prevent the runners from moving to third and second in the 5th; by Celine Woo who caught a pop up at the fence for the first out in the 5th; and by Alexa Ostrander who fielded a grounder to short and threw the batter out to end the game.

      Rachel Barcena started and went the distance for the win.  She struck out 8 and gave up only three hits.  Only two of the runs against her were earned.  After Olympia tied the game in the fifth, she retired the next 8 batters in a row.

Bellarmine 2 Stadium 1

April 26, 2012                 Leone Field                  4:00

Stadium         0 0 0   1 0 0   0     1 – 4 - 0

Bellarmine      0 0 0   1 0 0   1     2 – 9 - 0

Samantha Townsend and Marissa Townsend

Courtney Schwan and Abby McDonald

      Stadium used a leadoff home run to get a run in the fourth.

      With one out in the fourth Haley Dusek worked the count full and then walked.  After a second out Dusek stole second.  The shortstop was able to knock down Alex DeStephano’s single which moved Dusek to third.  The third baseman thought Dusek was going to slide into third.  But there was no throw, and Dusek kept going.  Dusek bumped into the third baseman as she rounded third.  Even though the ball beat Dusek to the plate, she was awarded home due to interference on the third baseman.  Sarah Sorensen followed with a single to right which made the run earned.

      Kelly McLaughlin singled down the third base line to open the seventh.  Alexa Ostrander put down a perfect sacrifice bunt to move McLaughlin to second.  McLaughlin took third on a wild pitch.  After a second out Courtney Schwan fell behind in the count 1-2.  She then singled into left to score McLaughlin with the winning run.

      Good defensive plays were made by Alex DeStephano who charged in to field a bunt and fired to Haley Dusek covering first for the first out in the 3rd; by Haley Dusek who went way to her right to field a grounder and threw to Alex DeStephano who made a nice stretch for the second out in the 3rd; by Celine Woo who short hopped a grounder to third and threw the batter out at first for the first out in the 4th; by Alex DeStephano who caught a line drive for the second out in the 4th; by Courtney Schwan who threw to Alexa Ostrander (KEY PLAY OF THE GAME) who was covering third to catch the runner trying a delayed steal for the first out in the 5th; by Abby McDonald who chased down a wild third strike and fired a seed to first to get the second out in the 7th; and by Celine Woo who went to her left to field a grounder and threw the batter out at first to end the 7th.

      Courtney Schwan started and again went the distance for the win.  She struck out 9 including the side in order in the second and walked none.  She gave up 6 hits and just one run.