Colts rattle Wolverines.Byline: Paula Lincoln The Register-Guard Thurston's Lauren Rascon and McKenzie Morgan provided the offensive clout to support a four-hitter by Whitney Phelps and the Colts took advantage of a young and inexperienced in·ex·pe·ri·ence n. 1. Lack of experience. 2. Lack of the knowledge gained from experience. in Willamette infield to knock off to cease, as from work; to desist. - De Quincey. To force off by a blow or by beating. To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow on the counter. To leave off (work, etc.). See also: Knock Knock Knock Knock the host Wolverines 6-2 in a Midwestern League softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' game Monday. PREP ROUNDUP Morgan tripled in a pair of runs in the first inning in·ning n. 1. a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs. b. innings (used with a sing. to give Thurston an early lead and Rascon went 2-for-4, including a leadoff home run in the top of the seventh inning. Thurston also benefited from eight Willamette errors while the Colts played flawless defense. "We capitalized on their errors and didn't play down to their level," Morgan said. Thurston's victory drew the Colts into a third-place tie with Willamette at 3-1 in league. Leadoff hitter In baseball, a leadoff hitter is a batter who bats first in the lineup. Strategy Leadoff hitters must possess certain traits to be successful: they must reach base at a proficient rate and be able to steal bases. Callie Ives reached base on an error and Andrea Wheatley had a base hit to set the stage for Morgan's triple. "I just saw the second pitch I think, and I was really working on keeping my shoulder down because the last game I was popping everything up, and it went farther than I thought," Morgan said. Jessica Quinones drove in a run in the third inning and Rascon had an RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in double in the fourth to give Thurston a 5-1 lead. Willamette pitcher Bethany Ard, who scattered seven hits, struck out four and walked just one, retired seven of the next eight batters before giving up the homer to Rascon on her first pitch of the seventh inning. "I'm just trying to get on base and hopefully McKenzie can hit me in," Rascon said. Minutes after Rascon's home run, Willamette catcher Ashley Vasquez opened the bottom of the seventh inning with her own solo homer Noun 1. solo homer - a home run with no runners on base solo blast home run, homer - a base hit on which the batter scores a run . Kelly Dyer pitched her second perfect game of the week and host Churchill belted four home runs in its 9-0 victory over Lebanon. Dyer threw only 71 pitches and struck out nine. She also hit two solo home runs and two singles. Krystal Dyer added a grand slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. in the sixth inning, and Lily Rogers had a two-run shot in the fifth. Springfield's Melissa Bour scored from second base on a throwing error in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap the host Millers' 2-1 comeback victory over South Eugene. Cam Sinyard tied the game for the Millers in the sixth inning when Korin Johnson hit into a fielder's choice field·er's choice n. Baseball A play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses to put out an advancing base runner, thus allowing the batter to reach first base safely. Noun 1. . Johnson also pitched all nine innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. , striking out eight and allowing just one hit. Ricci Estey scored the Axemen's only run in the first inning. Sheldon had only one hit in the sixth inning, but the Irish scored five runs off four errors as they rallied back from a 2-0 deficit to beat host Marshfield 9-3 for their first win in league play. Kerianne Wirtala struck out seven and allowed just three hits in her complete-game outing for the Irish. North Medford's pitchers dominated host North Eugene as the Highlanders recorded just six hits and one run in 4-1 and 2-0 nonleague losses. North Medford's Kendra Strahm struck out 10 in the first game, while Mallorie Hoover threw a two-hit shutout in the second contest. Baseball Ryan Royster went 3-for-4 with solo home runs in the third and fourth innings to lead visiting Churchill to a 5-4 Midwestern League win against Lebanon. The Lancers' Cory Boosinger struck out 10 and gave up five hits in six innings, while Kyle Atchley struck out eight over seven innings for the Warriors. Atchley also went 3-for-3 with a pair of home runs. Dusty Bodeen went 2-for-3 with a double and Jesse Sweet had seven strikeouts in six innings as Thurston beat visiting Willamette 8-4. Nick Smith and Brian Barley also hit doubles for the Colts, while Carl Zehner went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Wolverines. Zach Taylor broke a 1-1 tie with an RBI double to spark a four-run fifth inning as South Eugene beat Springfield 6-1 at Civic Stadium. Taylor Hinz added a two-run double in the fifth for South Eugene, and Michael Ward Michael Ward may refer to:
Matt Duryea pitched a three-hitter with 12 strikeouts as visiting Marshfield defeated Sheldon 6-2. Kelsey Purvis was 3-for-4 for the Pirates, while Jon Higgins went 2-for-3 for the Irish. |
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