Filed under: Softball Highlights
Yes, the wrapup is a little late. But better late than never, right? Game 2 was a offensive showcase, a slugfest of epic proportions.
The away team started out strong, batting around with 5 runs in the first inning and adding 4 more in the second. Chuck got the first started with a triple and Cory continued it with a monstrous home run to get their only two runs of the inning. A baserunning blunder by Chae between third and home gave the speedy (second baseman!) Tellef the opportunity to run him down and shut down the home team’s offense. They came back strong in the second adding 7 runs with a home run by Chae, and doubles from Kelli and Nate! But when the top of the order came back to the plate Ethan’s defensive skills shut them down. After forcing Chuck out at second, he did the same to Cory to end the inning.
With the away team back up to bat and the score tied at 9-9, it looked like we were ready for a pretty even matchup. Both teams were hitting well and the third inning saw Walsh drive in most of the away team’s 4 runs with a bases-clearing triple. But the home team responded with a home run, a triple, three doubles, and an onslaught of singles to add 12 runs to their score, putting them up 21-13. The away team’s offense refused to let up in the fourth, adding 5 more runs. But they were no match for the run-hungry home team, which batted around again in the 4th and 5th to put themselves comfortably on top with a lead they would hold for the rest of the game. The offensive display seemed to energize them in the field, holding the away team to only 7 runs in the last three innings. Despite a couple of impressive bunt base hits from Katie and Dave’s mammoth home run, the deficit was simply too great.
The home team won in what looked like a football score, 41-25, a far cry from the dead-even matchup of Game 1.
