Game 2 vs Hawaiian Gardens

Wow...is the best way I can describe how this game went. We lost the coin-toss and settled into the visitor dugout. Spirits were high and there was a feeling of impending victory in the air. Taylah was scheduled to start the game. She did her job of getting the hitters out, and getting them to ground out with the exception of some well hit balls by the opposition. As the innings progressed the top of our line-up was giving us nothing, and often we left baserunners stranded in frustration. After the 4th inning we made the pitching switch to Marissa and hoped our bats would come alive. The score was 8-3 and things were not looking up, as we made some silly errors throwing the ball around and the inconsistent and often ludicrous umpiring was bringing us down. The only runs we scored up till then were 3 solo home runs by Brittni. In the top of the 6th inning, we finally mounted our rally. The entire lineup stepped up and began hitting and getting on base. Some key steals and aggressive baserunning also helped us get back into the game. We tied the game up in the final inning and were able to hold them to force extra innings. The top of the 7th came and we were able to continue our rally and push across 2 more runs and take the lead. We then tried to make a pitching change and bring in Kiersti to close. The league director pointed out a tournament rule that said she would be ineligible to pitch the following consecutive game. That meant we had to bring Marissa back in to shut the door. She came in and closed it out, and we managed a comeback victory.
Good Job Girls!