Siltanen provides Marist an MVP hit.Byline: PAULA LINCOLN The Register-Guard Last week, Marist senior Chelsey Siltanen was named the Sky-Em League's most valuable player. Wednesday, the talented four-time first-team infielder showed why she's worthy of the honor when she ripped a single up the middle to drive in Amy Perkins with the game's only run to give the Spartans a 1-0 victory over Henley in the second round of the Class 3A state 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' playoffs. Marist (22-2) will travel to Sherwood in a quarterfinal game Friday in what will be the fourth straight year the Spartans have advanced that far in the playoffs. Sherwood beat La Grande 14-13 on Wednesday. "I was a little excited with a runner at third in the bottom of the sixth and I knew I wanted to hit the ball on the ground and see what would happen," Siltanen said. "I knew I had to be aggressive and take anything that was close or the opportunity would pass," said Siltanen, acknowledging that being a No. 3 hitter is "a little role reversal In psychodrama, role reversal is a technique where the protagonist is asked, by the psychodrama director, to exchange roles with another person (an auxiliary ego) on the psychodrama stage. The former assumes as many of the roles of the other as possible and vice versa. " from her days as a 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. who had more runs scored than rbis. "It's kind of fun. The pressure's fun," Siltanen added. Perkins, a freshman who plays right field for Marist, lined a first-pitch triple to left-center field to lead off the sixth inning and scored when Siltanen hit her second pitch past Henley's second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker . It was the second hit of the game for Perkins, who had an infield single in her first at-bat and was hit by a pitch on her second. "I just see it and then hit it as hard as I can," Perkins said, adding that Marist coach Bob Hammitt "gave me the sign and told me to keep going." Meanwhile, Marist pitcher Caley Peterson tossed a one-hitter with a walk (on an illegal fourth pitch) and an error accounting for the Hornets' three baserunners. She finished with six strikeouts including two in the fifth after Henley's Jessica Birt, who was the only Hornet hornet: see wasp. to hit the ball out of the infield, singled and stole second. Birt struck out four and walked two. She got out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam in the third - after Betty McClellan walked, Perkins was hit by a pitch and Siltanen hit a single up the middle - when Stephanie Singer flew out to center and Perkins was caught off second. Marist had two runners in scoring position In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base. The distinction between being on first base and second or third base is that a runner on first can usually only score if the batter hits an extra base hit, while a runner on in the bottom of the first when Shannon Stacy reached on an error and Perkins was safe at first on an infield single. The Hornets got out of the inning when catcher Kristiann Kinsman kins·man n. 1. A male relative. 2. A man sharing the same racial, cultural, or national background as another. kinsman Noun pl -men picked Stacy off at third. "We let a lot of scoring opportunities get away from us in the first three innings," Hammitt said. "We need to get base hits when we've got runners in scoring position. We played great defense and Caley pitched well. . . " "It was a little frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: . It took a lot of patience but I knew if we kept hitting, we'd find the hole eventually," Siltanen said. Elmira 5, Banks 0 BANKS - Erica Boggs collected a double, two singles and 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 at the plate and Alicia Cook shined for the second straight game on the mound as the Falcons upset the Braves. Kasey Sconce smacked a two-run single and Katy Garcia and Alicia Campbell had solo RBIs for Elmira. Cook entered the game in the second inning and gave up just two hits while striking out three. The Falcons will meet Wilsonville on Friday in a quarterfinal game. Phoenix 5, Junction City Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an agricultural and dairy area, it grew as the supply point for nearby Fort Riley, 2 PHOENIX - The Pirates broke open a one-run game with two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and then blanked the Tigers in the seventh to pick up the win. Tiffany Ross pitched a complete game and led Phoenix at the plate with a triple and three RBIs and teammate Jennifer Dunlap added a double and single. Junction City pitchers Lacey Wade and Megan McDonald gave up seven hits. Newport 4, Rogue River Rogue River A river, about 322 km (200 mi) long, rising in the Cascade Range of southwest Oregon and flowing generally south and southwest to the Pacific Ocean. 0 NEWPORT - Shahna Ashard tossed a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts and no walk as the Cubs advanced. Ashley May had a two-run double in the third inning and Barb Trego added an RBI-single in the fourth for the Cubs. Blair Belloni added three singles for Newport. Wilsonville 4, Brookings 1 BROOKINGS - The Wildcats scored twice in the second inning to take a 3-1 lead and held on for the victory. Lacey Gorman drove in the only run for the Bruins with a triple in the first inning. Brookings stranded nine runners, leaving the bases loaded in the second. CAPTION(S): NICOLE NICOLE Nearly Intelligent Computer Operated Language Examiner (chatterbot) DeVITO / The Register-Guard Caley Peterson allowed Henley only one hit in pitching the Spartans to a 1-0 victory in the second round of the state playoffs. 3A Softball Playoffs |
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