Christian Park Softball
Lawrence continues to run up the score and by the 5th inning they have the lead. I'm think great 5th inning, were doomed. Our team, hard playing, still seems to lag in the 5th. With a couple of good hits and Brittany take one of three hits by the pitcher, bases are loaded. Melissa, at the top of our line up, takes the bat. Smacking a hard ball to left and center, if flies past the in-field and through the outfield, nearly rolling across the green grass to the metal fence. The runners start flying off the bases, as fans and coaches are yelling, "RUN!” Melissa burns threw seconds and takes third as the ball makes it back in to in-field. She too quick and tags home before the ball ever get close. Not to be shown up, Dena and Maria make good hits and end up on bases. Sadie takes the plate and digs in. She too smacks the hard and tears up the field ending up on third and driving in two RBIs. Everyone continues to perform with excellence. We scored 11 runs in one inning taking us far into the lead.
Brook dug in and stayed here ground as she did her best to hit the ball. She is still learning and will do great in our next game. Emily took over catcher, as the heat can be extreme, and did an excellent job at stopping the ball. Finally, in our last inning Mariah took off from third base for the steal. The Lawrence catcher threw the ball hitting her in the side. The ball rolled slowly past three. Gritting her teeth and holding her side, as Chris our third base coach yelled run, she hustled, pain and all in to home to score the run.
At the end of the 6th, now about 8:00, I thought blue would call the game and we could claim victory. He said play on, so we did. Racking up another 5 runs. After that, no one could see the bright yellow softball. We played the field and after 3 or so more runs from the other team, the umpire finally called the game.
Lady Ranges take home the victory!