At Ronan, the host Maidens endured some strikes from the fangs of the visiting Lady Copperheads, but the bludgeoning effect of Orange & Black bats provided the necessary antivenom to evade anything that might approach that of a lethal dose.
Anaconda scored in the top of the first after a two-out walk came back to bite the Maidens when Brooke Chapman scored on a passed ball to give the Lady Copperheads a 1-0 lead. Ronan responded in their half of the inning by plating an opening walk and a subsequent hit-by-pitch when cleanup hitter Lindsay “Dash” Clairmont stroked a 2 RBI single to give the Maidens a 2-1 lead. In the top of the 2nd, Anaconda drew a leadoff walk, but could not capitalize. In the bottom of the 2nd, the Maidens sent their entire order to the plate and then some to take a double-digit lead.
Number seven hitter Turquoise “T-Rex” Haggard opened the inning by making a strong case for nomination as the queen of swing for the Orange & Black when she put the chomp on a pitch and sent it over the fence for a solo home run, her third of the season. After Alex Dulmes drew a walk, freshman outfielder Alaina “Wheels” Madsen put the gears in motion when she stroked a double to place both runners in scoring position. Leadoff hitter Marissa “Mayhem” McCrea created further mayhem by hitting a RBI single to plate Alex Dulmes. A succession of walks, hit by-pitch, another walk and several passed balls would plate multiple runners to fatten the Maiden lead. Then middle-of-the-order hitter Payge “La Fonda” DeLaurenti stroked a 2 RBI single to plate two runners to extend Ronan’s lead further. Anaconda would record their first out of the inning when Haggard made her second trip to the plate and struck out. Dulmes reached first on a fielder’s choice when Anaconda was unable to make the play elsewhere. Madsen then collected her second hit of the inning to advance the runners. McCrea hit a tapper to the mound, which Anaconda utilized to negate the run at the plate to record their second out of the inning. Colman put plenty of mustard on the ball with her hit and was able to reach second on an infield error. McCrea would score on a passed ball before Anaconda could record their third out of the inning. In all, the Maidens racked up eleven runs on five hits and only left one runner stranded in the course of sending fifteen batters to the plate for a 13-1 lead.
In the top of the 3rd, Anaconda had two runners aboard on walks, but could not capitalize. In the bottom half of the 3rd, the Maidens picked up where they left off. Clairmont opened the inning with a single and advanced to second on a passed ball. Ashleigh “Rocket” Lynch reached on a dropped-third-strike, placing runners at the corners, then stole second to place both runners in scoring position. DeLaurenti hit the ball into the infield and reached first safely on a fielders choice when Anaconda failed to get Clairmont at the plate to extend Ronan’s lead to 14-1. Dulmes then applied some of her black-colored Taekwondo proficiency to belt a double to plate both runners. Madsen then collected her third hit of the afternoon to plate Dulmes for a 17-1 Maiden lead before the Lady Copperheads could extract themselves from the inning.
In the top of the 4th, bottom-half-of-the-order hitter Ali Forkan drew a walk. Jeanna Brunell then hit a strong single to center field which got by the outfielder, allowing Forkan to score and Brunell to advance to second. With one out, bottom-of-the-order hitter Abby Stanberry was able to reach first safely when the catcher was unable to reel in a high infield pop up between the mound and the plate when swirling air currents and gusty wind reconfigured its plotted trajectory. Top of the order hitter Courtney Moodry drew a walk to load the bases and the Lady Copperheads were poised to strike. Relief pitcher Karli King then clobbered a triple to plate all three runners to carve into Ronan‘s lead 17-5. Opening pitcher Chapman drew a walk to place runners at the corners. Cleanup hitter Lauren Bolton then smacked an RBI single to plate King to close the gap 17-6 before a strikeout and a pop-up to the shortstop allowed Ronan to return to the dugout.
In the bottom of the 4th, Katie “Crash” Andrews traded in a vowel to her nickname just like she was a contestant on the Wheel of Fortune and put the crush on a pitch for a solo home run. Clairmont followed with a walk, then was forced out a second when Lynch reached first on a fielder’s choice. DeLaurenti then reached first safely on her hit on account of a failed play to get the lead runner and a throwing miscue which allowed Lynch to plate. With two out, Madsen then collected her fourth hit of the afternoon to blooping a single down the right field line to plate DeLaurenti and Haggard. McCrea followed with a single before a fly out to right field would end the inning.
In the top of the 5th, Brunell reached on an infield fielding error. Number eight hitter Hannah Anderson then singled. With one out, runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Moodry to place both runners in scoring position. But Ronan was able to put the kabosh to the fangs of this strike when third base infielder DeLaurenti fielded an infield hit by King which Dulmes dug out of the dirt to record the final out on account of the ten run margin.
Anaconda - 100 - 50 - 6
Ronan 2(11)4 - 4x - 21
Anaconda - 4 hits and 4 errors. Ronan - 13 hits and 3 errors.
Brooke Chapman, (2) Karli King (2 strikeouts, 9 hits, 1 walk) and Courtney Moodry. Bethany Colman and Katie Andrews. W - Colman (4 strikeouts, 4 hits, 9 walks), L - Chapman (1 strikeout, 4 hits, 4 walks, hbp).
ANACONDA - Courtney Moodry 0-2, King 1-3, Chapman 0-1 (2 walks), Lauren Bolton 1-1 (2 walks), Vanessa Jense 0-2, Ali Forkan 0-1 (2 walks), Jeanna Brunell 1-2, Hannah Anderson 1-2, Abby Stanberry 0-2.
3B - King. SacB - Moodry, Anderson. RBIs - King 3, Bolton. CS - Jense.
RONAN - Marissa McCrea 2-4, Colman 0-2 (HBP,W,E), Andrews 1-2 (Sac, HBP), Lindsay Clairmont 2-2 (2 walks), Ashleigh Lynch 0-2 (K,W,DTS,FC), Payge DeLaurenti 1-2 (FC,E), Turquoise Haggard 2-4, Alex Dulmes 1-2 (W,FC), Alaina Madsen 4-4.
HR - Haggard, Andrews. 2B - Dulmes, Madsen. SB - Delaurenti 3, Lynch 2, McCrea. SacH - Andrews.
RBIs - Madsen 3, Dulmes 2, DeLaurenti 2, Clairmont 2, Haggard, Andrews, McCrea.
Unofficial game summary by John Heglie in consultation with statistician Christina Richwine. May deviate from official record in minor detail.
Here are photos from Ronan's softball game against Eureka today.
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