Well THAT was a close game! They do have some pretty good pitching - but so do we!
Both Sophia and Abby pitched shutout innings. Taylor and Jenna pitched one-run innings. No pitcher gave up more than two runs - that's excellent! In fact - as a team, you only pitched TWO walks in the whole game!
We had only six hits in the game, but everyone was being aggressive with the bats. Even though they didn't hit to get on base, Katie, Emily, Carly, Sophia, and Nikki were all making solid contact with the ball.
You hit a few pop-ups, and all that means is that you're super close to driving the ball into the field. The Mystics hit their share of balls in the air also, the most memorable of which was Emily's caught fly ball at second base. Awesome play!
Also deserving mention, Katie stopped a long fly ball in center field and made a quick throw to second base, preventing a run from scoring. This is a good lesson, Sparks, and we keep talking about this - even if you don't make a catch, or a clean play on the ball, keeping the ball in front of you is the next best thing.
You all made some amazing plays in the field, making accurate throws to each other for force outs - remember: once you make that out, other runners will try to keep running! Once the out is made, get the ball back to the pitcher as quickly as you can.
Defensively, Jordan, Jenna, Abby, Kelly, Nikki, and Emily all made force outs, caught pop ups, or assisted on outs - the most heads-up play of the game, though, was Kelly's play of a ball in left field, throwing to Sophia at third, who smartly realized that she need to tag the runner to get her out.
Star of the Game honors were awarded to:
Allie - 3 at-bats, 2 hits, one run scored, one RBI, and 3 stolen bases
Honorable mentions:
Paige - 2 at-bats, 2 hits, one run scored, and a stolen base.
Great game Sparks! I'm so impres...
You thought I was gonna say it, didn't you?
HA! This time, I'll just say you're awesome!
- Coach Drew
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