Saturday, June 5, 2010

June 4: Sparks VS Storm

Wow. Where do I begin? You were amazing tonight!

The two things I loved the most about the way you all played tonight -

1) you all paid attention when you were on the bases, and were ready to steal whenever you could

2) you all were - I'll say it again - amazing! - in the field. You fielded the ball cleanly, threw to your teammates with accuracy, and caught TWO fly balls!

Let's see, what else was great?

Taylor struck out 2 in the first inning, allowing only one run

Jenna struck out 1 in the second, and also allowed only one run thanks to two great defensive plays, one of which included Nikki throwing to from left field to Jenna, who tagged out a runner who was trying to make it to third. GREAT PLAY!

Taylor pitched another strong inning in the 3rd, with some help from Emily's awesome pop-up catch, and Paige's throw to Kelly at second for a force out.

Abby - who hadn't pitched all season - threw a NO HITTER in the 4th inning with one strikeout, and a little help from a great catch at shortstop by Esther.

All in all, the pitchers threw only 10 walks tonight - only two walks per inning is VERY good!

Offensively, we were sort of aggressive, but we do need to be swinging the bat with more confidence! We had 6 hits in the game - one each from Carly, Abby, Nikki, and Paige. Kelly had two hits, and 2 RBI.

Overall, Sparks, this was the best all-around game you've played!

Star of the Game honors were awarded to:

Emily - 3 at-bats, two runs scored, a stolen base, and a great catch in the infield. Also, she made some very positive contact with the ball tonight - even if they were foul balls.

I'm so proud to be your coach, Sparks - keep up the great work!!

Coach Drew

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