Onthecover~ LatinAmerica’splayers#6ArianelisGuzman Colonand#4LiznellePachecoSantiagotalk duringtimeoutonTuesday,July30.Latin Americawon6-20LatinAmerica. SpecialtotheCoastalPointphoto byCarlaVarisco
Abovetheteamsgatheronthefieldduringtheopeningceremonies.Left,Hayden Andrews,13,ofMillsboro,takesaimin thebattingcageonMonday,July29,duringtheSeniorLeagueSoftballWorldSeriesinFrankford.Below,agroupofkids gazeatLatinAmericacenterfielder LiznellePachecoSantiago.
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SpecialtotheCoastalPointphotos•CarlaVarisco Clockwisefromleft:ParkerO’Shields(8) playswithpitcherCierraLewis,during Game1againstEastMOTonMonday, July29,duringtheSeniorLeagueSoftballWorldSeriesinFrankford.Delaware District3wentontowin14-0.District 3’spowerfulpitcherCierraLewisisa forcetobereckonedwith.
DelawareDistrict3hammersEastinWorldSeriesopener ByJasonFeather StaffReporter
RyleighSmithhadherselfadaytostart thingsoffinabigwayfortheDelaware District3hostteamfromLowerSussex LittleLeague.Thecatcherhadadouble andhomeruntoleadthe12-hitoffensive effortforDistrict3ontheirwaytoa14-0 winoverU.S.East(MOTLittleLeague, Middletown,Del.)Thegamewasended
afterfiveinningsduetothemercyrule.
Smith,aHofstracommit,knockedin fourrunswhilescoringtwomoreforDistrict3.ParkerO’Shieldsalsoswungahot batforthelocals,going3-for-3withtwo RBIsandarunscored.MariahMcCabe cameoffthebenchtogo2-for-2withthree RBIsandfourrunsscored.
Itwasatotalteameffortupanddown thelineupinthewinforDistrict3.Sophie Scurciscoredthreetimesfromherleadoff
spot,witheightdifferentplayersscoringfor thewinners.
District3collectedsevenextra-basehits onthenight,withCierraLewis,McCabe, O’ShieldsandSmithhittingdoubles,AutumnWilleandMcCabeeachlegging-out triples,andSmithtallyingthehomerun.
LewisandWillealsogaveDistrict3 impressivepitchingperformancescollectively,withtheduocombiningtoallowjust threehitstoEastintheshutout.Lewis
struckoutseven,whileWillestruckout four.
MyrandaTalmadgehadtwoofthehits forEast,withAllyTaylorpickingupthe otherone.
District3’sLowerSussexLittleLeague isintheWorldSeriesforthethirdstraight yearafterdefeatingUpperSussexina sweepofthebest-of-threeserieslastweek
toearntheautomaticberthasthehost team.
EastcameinastheDelawarestate championafterwinningtheDistrict1
tournamentbydefeatingDistrict2ina best-of-threeseriesearlierthismonth. TheythenwentuptoWorcester,Mass., wheretheywontheregionalbygoing5-1. TheydefeatedthehostteamfromDistrict 4inWorcesterbyascoreof11-7,putting twoDelawareteamsinthisyear’sWorld Series.
SpecialtotheCoastalPointphotos•CarlaVarisco Clockwisefromabove:District3’s RyleighSmithischeeredonbytheentireteamaftershebringsithome.East MOTpitcherMyrandaTalmadge.D3’s SophieScurcislidesinsafeatsecond base.
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Left:Southeast’spitcher#15LaylaPeppersduringGame2againstCanadaonMonday,July29th,duringtheSeniorLeagueSoftballWorldSeriesinFrankford,Delaware. Final score8-5Southeast.TopRight:SoutheastBridgetKeandivessafelybacktothebaseasCanadafirstbasemanErikaFinneylooksonduringMondaynight'sgame. BottomRight:CanadacenterfielderFelicityGeremiacatchesadeepflyballvs.SoutheastonMondaynight.
SoutheaststormsbacktotopCanada ByDarinMcCann ExecutiveEditor
TeamCanada’sbatsstartedouthot intheiropeneragainstUSASoutheast, buttheLouisianasquadbattledback beforetakingcontrolofthegameinthe bottomofthefourth.
Canada’sleadoffhitter,JosieWright, ledoffthegamewithadoubleoff Southeast’sLaylaPeppers,andthevisitorsjumpedouttoa2-0leadtwobat-
Some terslaterwithahomerunoffthebatof Q uorraGukert.Southeastavoideda biggerdeficitwithanicedoubleplayto escapefurtherdamage.
AfterSoutheastclosedthegapto21intheirhalfofthefirst,Canada pushedbackuptoatwo-runleadwhen theyplatedaruninthetopofthethird. ButSoutheastbattledagain,andatworunshotbyReaganHaggardinthebottomofthethirdknottedthescoreup again.
Southeasttookoverthegameinthe bottomofthefourthafterafielder’s choicegavethemtheirfirstleadinthe game,andEasonDavisplatedanother withasingle.Southeastfollowedwitha runinthefifthandtwomoreinthe sixthtobuildacommanding8-3lead.
ButCanadadidn’tgiveupeasilyand foughttotheend.
LaurynLineshitaone-outsingle andadvancedtosecondonaninfieldhit byErikaFinney.Withtwoouts,Kate
Groeneveldknockedinbothtonarrow thegapto8-5,butPeppersgotGukert toflyouttolefttoendthegame. Davishadthreehitsonthedayfor Southeast,andKathrynHillandBridgetKeanhadtwohitsapiece.Peppers wentthedistanceonthehill,scattering 11hitsandfiverunsonthenight. ForCanada,WrightandFinneyeach hadtwohitstopacetheirteam’sattack, whileGraceGulutzanpitchedsixinnings,givingup10hitsandthreewalks.
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WestHonolulu’steamchantsfromthedugoutduringGame3againstCentralonMonday,July29,duringtheSeniorLeagueSoftballWorldSeriesinFrankford,Del.Final score10-1Central.
CentralopenswithroutofWest ByJasonFeather StaffReporter
Backtodefendtheirchampionship fromlastyear,theU.S.CentralrepresentativefromIllinoisDistrict17Little Leaguegotthingsofftoarousingstart witha10-1winoverU.S.Weston Monday,July29,attheLowerSussex Little LeagueComplexatthePyle Center.ItwasthesecondgameonLay-
tonFieldinapairofdoubleheaderson theday,tokickstarttheLittleLeague SeniorSoftballWorldSeries.
CentralwasledbyAspenKitowski’s twosolohomeruns—oneeachinthe fourthandfifthinnings.Itwasallapart ofa12-hitperformanceintheroutof West,whichcomesfromHonolulu, Hawaii.
MiaVolpertalsohadahomerunin thefourthinning,whichwasoneofher
threehitsonthenight.Shewas3-for-3 with arunscoredandtwoRBIs.Ava Rodriguez-Mansholtalsohadthreehits —oneofthemahomerunofherown —withtworunsscoredandanRBIfor Central.KylieRobinsonalsohadtwo RBIsforthewinners.MyleeTracyhad adoubleforherlonehitinthegame, andshealsoscoredarun.
Volpertalsohelpedherteam’scause inthecircle,firingno-hitballoverthe
firstfourinnings,withfivestrikeouts. ShegavewaytoHallieGibson,who wrappedupthefinalthreeinnings,allowingtwohitsandtheonerun,with threestrikeoutsandawalk.Bothpitchersfaced12battersduringtheirtimein thecircle.
FortheWest,Baileigh-AnnAldosa-
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Kalaolatookapitchovertheleftfield fenceinthetopofthefifthinningfor herteam’sonlyrunofthegame. MadisynUeyamahadtheotherhitfor West—adoubleinthetopofthefifth
inning.
CentralcameintotheWorldSeries onarollaftercruisingtoa4-0undefeatedrunthroughtheregionaltournamentinLexington,Ky.Theybeat Michigan(11-1),Kentucky(16-0)and Ohio(13-2and9-2)inback-to-back gamestoearntheirtripbacktoRoxana.
Left:CentralIllinoisDistrict17#6KaydiMillerlookstotakehomeduringGame3 againstWestHonolulu.Right:WestHonolulu’scatcher#13JesleyArakawasmilesat fansfromhomeplateduringGame3againstCentralIllinoisDistrict17onMonday, July29.
SouthwestpitcherSageTolarfiresapitchagainstLatinAmericaingamefouronMondaynight.
Southwestwalks,pitcheswaytoopeningwin ByDarinMcCann ExecutiveEditor
USASouthwestused10walks,six hitsandeightLatinAmericaerrors toopentheirSeniorLeagueSoftball
WorldSerieswitha13-0win.
Itwasatightgamethroughthe firstthreeinnings,withSouthwest holdingontoa1-0leadafterChloe Masseyscoredonanerrorinthefirst inning.BrennaMasseyaddedasec-
ondrunwhenshescoredonanerror inthefourthinningtoextendSouthwest’sleadto2-0.
Butthetightgamewastightno longerasSouthwestputup11runs fromthefifththroughtheseventhto
wrapupalopsidedwin.Loanis CasianoSaezgotthestartforLatin America,andtheboxscoreshowed thatsheallowedninerunsin51/3
KianiBonillaMaruccifinishedthings offonthehillforLatinAmerica.
inning—however,eachoneofher runswasdeemedunearned,thanksto somesloppyfieldingbehindher.
LatinAmericaonlymanagedtwo hitsoffSouthwestpitchersSage TolarandAbbigailHardie—singles fromCarolinaPaganAyalaandArianelisGuzmanColon.
LatinAmericapitcherLoanis CasianoSaeztalkswithher teammates.
Southwestmanagedtoproduce their13runsononlysixhits,with AaliyahAlfaropacingtheattackwith twohits,oneofwhichwasagrand slaminthetopoftheseventhinning. TaylorMadisonaddedthreeRBIs, andChloeMasseyknockedintwo runsherself.
Tolarwentfourinningsonthe mound,strikingoutsevenandallowingtwohitsandawalk,andHardie endedthegameforSouthwest,tossingthreehitlessinningsandstriking outfour.
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Left:Canada’s#10GraceGulutzanhappytobesafeatthirdbaseduringthegameagainstWestonTuesday,July30.Right:West’s#2MadisynUeyamaallbutgoesunnoticedasshesteals2ndbaseduringthegameagainstCanadaonTuesday,July30,duringtheSeniorLeagueSoftballWorldSeriesinFrankford,Delaware.Finalscore15-9 West.
WesttakesoutCanadaonDay2 ByJasonFeather
StaffReporter
TheteamfromHonolulu,Hawaii, couldn’tseemtogetthingsgoingon Day1whentheyfellintheiropener, 10-1,toU.S.Central,butthebatscertainlycamealiveonDay2intheircontestagainstCanada.
Down5-0afterthreeinnings,West wouldscorethreeinthefourth,onein thefifth,fiveinthesixthandanother sixintheseventh,tocomefrombehind forthe15-9victory.Thewinevened theirrecordat1-1inPoolB.
Haylie-SeanReinyandHunterJacksonledtheWest’s15-hitattackwith
threehitseach,withReinyand MadisynUeyamascoringthreetimes eachforthewinners.TarynHoand KylaEstesbothknockedinthreeruns forWest.
DestinyTautofipickedupthewinin thecircleforWestaftergoing4.2inningstostartthegame.TajaSouzatook overinrelieftofinishoffthefinal2.1 inningstopreservethewin.Tautofiallowedsevenrunsonsevenhits,with onlythreeoftherunsbeingearned. Souzaallowedtworunsonthreehits, withonlyoneoftherunsbeingearned.
TheWestcametotheWorldSeries afteranundefeated7-0runthroughthe regionaltournamentinMissoula,Mont.
Theydidn’tjustgoflawlessintheregional,buttheyweresimplydominating,outscoringtheiropponents107-10. That’sanaverageof15.3runspergame, whileallowingjust1.4.
Canadahaditschancesinthisone, actuallyholdingthatinitial5-0lead throughthefirstthreeinningsbefore theWest’sbatswokeup.Canadagoton theboardinthefirstasJosieWright scoredonafielder’schoice.Theyscored anotheroneinthesecondwhenErin Finneysingledtocenter,scoring DaphneFleming.
Athree-runthirdhadCanadafeelingprettygoodaboutthings,forsure. Inthatframe,LoganMillerplateda
pairofrunsonasingletorightfield thatscoredQuorraGukertandFelicity Geremia.GraceGulutzancrossedthe plate whenFleminglinedasingleto right.
Miller,FlemingandGeremialedthe Canadaoffensewithmultiple-hit games,respectively.Millerwent3-for-4 withtworunsscoredandthreeRBIs, withherbiggesthitbeingasolohome runinthefifth.Flemingwas2-for-3 withthreerunsscoredandanRBI. Geremiawas2-for-4witharunscored. Canadatriedtomountacomeback inthebottomoftheseventhasthey scoredtworuns,butultimately,theyjust couldn’tdoit.
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SpecialtotheCoastalPoint•ButchComegys CentralshortstopAvaRodriguez-Mansholt,left,andsecondbasemanItaleeFordchaseafteragroundballvs.SoutheastonTuesday.
GilmanleadsCentralto3-1winoverSoutheast ByDarinMcCann
ExecutiveEditor
AudreyGilmanstruckout15batters overseveninningstoleadUSACentralto a3-1winoverUSASoutheastattheSeniorLeagueSoftballWorldSeriesinRox-
anaonTuesday,July30.
Gilmanhadtobegoodonthisday,becauseSoutheast’sAtalieGaunttthrewa gemofherown,strikingoutsevenover seveninningsonthehill.
Thetwoteamswerescorelessoverthe firsttwoinningsbeforeCentralgotonthe
boardinthetopofthethird.Withtwo outs,KaydiMillerdoubledtorightand camearoundonasinglebyAvaRodriguez-Mansholttoopenthescoring. TarynGriffiththensmokedalouddouble toleft toplateRodriguez-Mansholtand pushtheCentralleadtotwo.
Southeastpickeduponeofthoseruns inthebottomofthefourth,whenOlivia Hilldoubledtocenter,knockinginReagan Haggardtoclosethegapto2-1.But GilmangotabigstrikeoutagainstLayla
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SpecialtotheCoastalPointphotos•ButchComegys Above,SoutheastshortstopKathrynHilldivesjust outofreachforafoulballonTuesday.Left,aspectatorblockstheafternoonsunwithalargeumbrella,asshewatchesthegamebetweenCentral and Southeast.
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PepperstostoptherallyandkeepCentralaheadbya run.
CentralgotaninsuranceruninthefifthwhenHill hitaballtodeepcentertoscoreKylieRobinsonona sacrificefly.
Southeastlookedtobemakingsomenoiseinthe fifthwhenBridgetKeanledoffwithasingleand movedtosecondonaone-outhitbyKathrynHill.But Gilmanregisteredtwostrikeoutstoendtheinningand snuffedoutSoutheast’sbestchanceofcomingback.
KathrynHillpickeduptwoofSoutheast’sfourhits onthegame,whileOliviaHillhadthatdoubleand BridgetKeanaddedasingle.
ForCentral,KylieRobinson,KaydiMiller,Rodriguez-Mansholt,AspenKitowskiandTarynGriffith hadhits.
Neitherteamcommittedanerrorinacleangame.
SpecialtotheCoastalPointphotos•CarlaVarisco Left,LatinAmerica’sDanielaFigueroaDeHoyos pitchestoEastMOTonTuesday,July30,during theSeniorLeagueSoftballWorldSeriesinFrankford.Above,EastMOT’sMyrandaTalmadge pitchestoLatinAmerica.
ByJasonFeather
StaffReporter
It’snotofteninagameonanational orinternationalstagethatateamputs upthenumberofrunsthatLatin AmericascoredonTuesdaynight. However,thegirlsfromGuánica, PuertoRico,bywayofYankeesFamily GroupLittleLeague,woredownthe basepathsontheirwaytoaneasy20-6 winoverU.S.EastonDay2oftheSeniorLeagueSoftballWorldSeriesatthe LowerSussexLittleLeaguecomplexat
thePyleCenterinRoxana. Aftergettingshutoutintheiropener onMonday—a13-0losstoU.S. Southwest—theLatinAmericasquad quicklyputthatbehindthem,jumping outtoanearly4-1leadafterthefirst inning.Butitwasthebigsecondinning thatreallyallowedLatinAmericato stakeclaimtogame,eruptingforeight runsoneighthitsinthebottomofthe secondtotakecontrolwitha12-3lead. Alltold,LatinAmericaused13hits, 10walksandthreeEasterrorstohave littletroubleinthisone.LeslianieBaez
TorresledtheLatinAmericaoffensive performancewitha3-for-3dayatthe platewithfourrunsscored,andoneof herhitsbeingatriple.Shealsodrovein threeruns,asdidAndreaRivera Estrada(1-for-1,homerun,threeruns scored)andYadielisMercadoCornier. DanielaFigueroaDeHoyos,Loanis CasianoSaez,andCornieralsohad multiple-hitdaysforLatinAmerica. Cornierhadtworunsscoredonher2for-4dayatthedishthatincludeda double.DeHoyoswas2-for-3with threerunsscoredandtwoRBIs.Saez
was 2-for-3withapairofdoubles,two runsscoredandanRBI.
Cornierwasalsothewinningpitcher inthecircleforLatinAmerica,going thefullfiveinningsinagameshortened duetothemercyrule.Sheallowedsix runs(fiveearned)onsevenhitswith threestrikeouts.Heronlyblemishwas givingupsevenwalks.
FortheEast,thelossdroppedthem to0-2inpoolplay,andmorethanlikely knockedthemoutofcontentionforad-
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vancingintobracketplaylaterinthe week.Theyhadonegameleftinpool playagainstU.S.Southwest(Louisiana District5LittleLeague)onWednesday.
KamrynTuffyandCharlotteWhitmanhadtwohitseachforEast,with MackenzieLandryscoringtwiceonthe night.OneofTuffy’shitswasadouble thatcameinthetopofthesecondinningandscoredLucyPonden.Atthat point,itwas4-2LatinAmerica,andthe Eastfeltliketheystillhadsomelife. TheywouldscoreonemoreinthatsecondinningbeforeLatinAmericawent
ontheirscoringbarrageinthebottom oftheinning.
LatinAmericawouldputthegame outofreachwiththreemoreinthe third,andthentheyscoredfivemorein thebottomofthefourthonnohits.
ThewinevenedLatinAmerica’s recordinpoolplayat1-1,withone gameleft,againstthehostteamfrom DelawareDistrict3onWednesday night.Resultsofthatgameandtherest oftheweek’sactioncanbefoundonthe CoastalPointSportsNewsFacebook page,aswellasnextweek’sCoastal Pointprintedition.
Clockwisefromleft:LatinAmerica’sLiznellePacheco Santiagocatchesapopball.JoseFigueroaholdsa signupforhisdaughter,LatinAmerica’spitcher DanielaFigueroDeHoyos.Fans,friendsandfamily headtotheballparkforgoodtimes.
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SpecialtotheCoastalPoint•ButchComegys Europe-AfricaRegion'sIndyBeijnsbergerisall smilesinthedugoutafterbeltingagrandslam homerunagainstSoutheastonTuesdaynight.
NetherlandsteampullsawayforbigwinoverSoutheast ByDarinMcCann ExecutiveEditor
Europe-Africausedan11-runsixth inningtoturnatightgameintoa slaughter-ruleaffair,astheteamfrom theNetherlandstoppedUSASoutheast byascoreof16-4intheSeniorLeague
SoftballWorldSeriesonTuesday,July 30.
Europe-Africawasclingingtoa5-4 leadwhenthefaucetopenedforthem inthesixth.IsisdeGrootledofftheinningbyreachingonanerror,andYfke Romneyfollowedwithasingletocenter.IndyBeijnsbergerdrewawalkto
Good Luck Lower Sussex! loadthebases,andthenZoeLageweg droveinarunbygettinghitbyapitch. MelanyAguileraZayaspushedthelead tothreewithasacrificefly,andthen twomorerunscameacrossfromerrors. Afterafewmorewalks,Europe-Africa hada12-4lead. Andthentherewasablast.
Beijnsbergercrushedagrandslamto centertoextendtheleadto16-4,and Europe-AfricapitcherSterreBrummelhuispitchedascorelesssixthinningto wrapupthewin.
Thegamestartedoutlookinglikea
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Clockwisefromtopleft:LoyalfanscheerontheEurope-AfricaRegionSeniorLeagueSoftballteamvs.SoutheastonTuesdaynight.Europe-AfricaRegion’scenterfielder JoyaCashoekmakesthecatchonadeepflyball.Europe-AfricaRegion'sIndyBeijnsbergerisallsmiles,whilegreetedbyDelawareDistrict3playersafterthegame.
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goodgameforSoutheast. ReaganHaggardknockedinEason DaviswithadoubletorightinthebottomofthefirsttogiveSoutheasta1-0
lead.LaylaPepperslaterknockedin Haggardwithasingle,andanothersinglebyBridgetKeanextendedtheirlead to3-0.Itlookedlikeitwasgoingtobe abiggerinning,butEurope-Africa’s JoyaCashoekthrewalaserfromcenterfieldtocatcherIsisdeGroottotagout abaserunnerandendtheinning.
Beijnsbergerledthewayonoffense forEurope-Africawithtwohits,awalk and fourRBIs,whiledeGroot,Manouk deLangeandTessaPhilippoeachdrove intwo.Onthebump,MeganTelleman gaveupfourrunsoverfiveinningsand struckoutfourbeforegivingwayto Brummelhuisinthesixth.
ForUSASoutheast,LaylaPeppers ledtheoffensewithtwohitsandan RBI,whileEasonDavisscoredtwo runs.Pepperpitched52/3innings,and onlyallowedthreeearnedruns,as Southeasthadsixerrorsontheday, leadingto12unearnedruns.
SpecialtotheCoastalPointphotos•ButchComegys DelawareDistrict3batterCierraLewisreactswithexcitementassheheadsforhomeafterblastinga2-runhomerunearlyinthegamevs.SouthwestonTuesdaynight.
SouthwesttakesleadlatetotakedownDelawareDistrict3 ByJasonFeather StaffReporter
Youjusthadafeelingthatsomething wasabouttoclickfortheU.S.Southwestsquadintheeveningfinaleagainst DelawareDistrict3onDay2ofthe
LittleLeagueSeniorSoftballWorld SeriesshowcaseonTuesday,July30.
Whilethey’dmanagedjusttwohits throughthefirstfiveinnings—onewas ahomerunoverthecenterfieldfencein thesecondinningbyJourneeWilliams, and theotherwasadoubleinthefifth
byMadisynLenard—Southwestwas puttingtheballinplay,andtheywere likelygoingtofindholessoonerorlater.
Well,itwoundupbeinglater,asin thebottomofthesixthinning.With District3holdingontoa3-1lead,District3pitcherCierraLewiswasfacing
theSouthwesthittersforathirdtime throughthelineup,andtheyweresteppingtotheplatewithsomeconfidence, knowingthatthey’dbeenmakingsolid contactmostofthegame.Whilethose
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gettingKatieLashertogroundout,Ava SnelsiretostrikeoutandHobantopop out toendthegame.
earlierballsinplaywererightatDistrict 3players,thehitsoffthebatsinthe sixthwerefindingholes.
TaylorMadisonledoffthebottom ofthesixthforSouthwestwithadouble toright.ChloeMasseyfollowedwitha groundout,butMadisonwasableto moveuptothird.AaliyahAlfarolineda one-outdoubletothegapinright-centerthatscoredMadisontomakeit3-2. SageTolarthensingledbackupthe middletoputrunnersonthecornerfor Williams.Shewasunabletorecreate her earliergamemagic,butshedidproduceanRBIgroundoutthatplatedAlfarototiethegame,3-3.Lenardthen steppedtotheplate,andshedrilleda shotpastfirst-basemanGracieHoban thatwouldscoreTolartogiveSouthwestthe4-3lead.
ItwouldbeallthatSouthwesthurler ParkerBurfordwouldneed,asshesat downtheDistrict3hittersinorderin thetopoftheseventh,justeightpitches
“Ididn’tthinkaboutmakinga [pitching]changejustyet,”admitted District3coachSarahHobanofher sixth-inningvisittothecircle.“We talkedaboutpotentiallywalking [Williams]becauseshehadhitthe homerunearlierinthegame.Wedecidedtogorightather,andnoregrets, yaknow?Attheendoftheday,the otherteammadetheadjustmentsupat theplatewiththeirswingsthatthey neededtomake,andwewaitedtoolong tomakeouradjustments.Itwasagreat game betweentwogreatteams.”
Alosslikethatdoesn’tconcern Hobanforherteamgoingforward,she said,becausesheisveryconfidentin theirtalentsandabilities.
“Again,wewilljustneedtolearn fromthemistakesthatweremadetoday —nothingthatIamoverlyconcerned about,”continuedCoachHoban.“I knowthisteamhasthetalent.Wejust havetokeepthatdriveandcompetitive edge,anddothelittlethings—catch
theball,throwtheball,andhittheball. Justdoourjobs.”
District3gotontheboardfirst, whenParkerO’Shieldsledoffthesecondinningwithasingletoleft.Mariah McCabecameonasaspecialpinch runnerforO’Shields,withCierraLewis comingtotheplate.
SpecialtotheCoastalPoint•ButchComegys SouthwestcenterfielderTaylorMadison leapsunsuccessfullyforahomerunball hitbyDelawareDistrict3batterCierra Lewisasaspectatorhasacloseup viewoftheplay.
TheDistrict3pitchertooka2-2 pitchfromSouthwest’sParkerBurford deepandoverthecenterfieldfencefor theinitial2-0lead.
Thelocalswouldaddasolotallyin thetopofthefourth,whenLewissin-
Itstayedthatwayuntilthefateful bottomofthesixth.
gledwithoneouttoleft.KatieLasher thenreachedonanerrorbytheBurford, allowingLewistomoveovertothird. McCabethencameintorunforLasher andmoveduptosecondonasteal.Ava Snelsiresingledtoshortstop,allowing Lewistocrosstheplateforthe3-1lead.
Bothteamswouldfinishthegame withfivehits,withSouthwestmaking twoerrorstoDistrict3’sone.Lewisfinishedthegame,going2-for-3withtwo runsscoredandtwoRBIs.O’Shields, SnelsireandBaileyGriffinhadthe otherhitsforDistrict3.
Lewiswasthehard-luckloserinthe game,goingthedistancewhileallowing
justthefivehitswiththreeofthefour runsbeingearned.Shestruckoutfive andwalkedone.Shethrew91total pitches,with58strikes,andfaced25 battersoverall.
Bycontrast,Burfordalsoallowedthe fivehits,withtwoofthethreeruns scoredbeingearned.Shestruckout10 withnowalks,whilethrowing102 pitcheswith69strikes.Shefaced26 totalbattersinthegame.
SpecialtotheCoastalPoint•ButchComegys DelawareDistrict3pitcherCierraLewis takescontrolvs.SouthwestonTuesday night.
District3wasscheduledtoplay LatinAmericaonWednesday,July31, inthenightcapofthatday’saction.For resultsonthatgame,checkoutour CoastalPointSportsNewsFacebook page.Afullrecapoftherestofthe week’sgames,includingthechampionshipfinale,willbeinnextweek’s printeditionoftheCoastalPointand onourwebsite.