Softball 04/07/2015 - C. Milton Wright @ Archbishop Spalding
C. Milton Wright 3, Archbishop Spalding 1
SPALDING WAS THE HOME TEAM, IF THEY SENT A REPORT THAT REPORT IS OFFICIAL
C 200 000 1 - 3 7 0
A 000 000 1 - 1 8 0
Fulton and Luzetsky; Caulkins and Cosey.
With rain threatening the Mustangs got back into action the day after going 2-0 in the AA County Invitational Tournament by driving right back down to Anne Arundel County to take on IAAM power Archbishop Spalding. What ensued was an errorless defensive duel with the Mustangs getting the up-side of the match thanks to a 2-run top of the first.
A one-out Catherine Kim single followed by a Caroline Weimer walk (one of only two walks Spalding pitcher Ali Caulkins would allow) put two Mustangs on the basepath. A wild pitch and pop-out later Mustangs were standing on 2nd and 3rd with two outs when right-fielder Quinn Ursprung stepped to the plate. Urpsrung rose to the occasion, lacing a 2-RBI single to right field and plating what ended up being the winning run. The Mustangs continued to threaten with two follow-up hits, but the Spalding defense came up big throwing out a charging Ursprung on a very close play at the plate to end the Mustang scoring threat. Following the 4-hit first inning Caulkins allowed only three additional hits the remainder of the game.
For their part the Archbishop Spalding offense responded by placing runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out in the bottom of the first inning (leadoff hit followed by a walk and a sac-bunt), but a well-played ground-out to Jenny Lynch at 3rd base off the bat of Caulkins held the runners, and the threat ended with the Spalding runner from 2nd getting hit by a batted ball.
The Mustangs would send only one runner past 1st base in the 2nd through 6th innings while the Cavaliers were held scoreless over the same frames despite a 3rd-inning bases-loaded threat, thanks in part to a heads-up 2-3-6 play when Spalding left-fielder Jordan Anderson drew the throw to first and then broke for second base. Mustang first-baseman Caroline Weimer was waiting for it however and shot the ball to Emily Kim for the out.
In the top of the 7th Mustang batters knew insurance was necessary with the Cavaliers expecting their 9-1-2 batters at the plate down 2-0. The Mustangs delivered - Jenny Lynch lead off the frame with a single, followed by a well-placed Danielle DeAgostino sac-bunt, and Mustang left-fielder Katelyn Long hit into a play to the right side sending Lynch to third. It was then in the hands of catcher Emily Luzetsky who shot a single into right field, sending Lynch home for the very important insurance run.
Not to be deterred the Cavaliers’ bats awoke in the bottom of the inning with Jordan Anderson reaching on a single (she would end up 2 for 3 on the day) followed by a deeply-hit Jenna Pierson shot to the right-field fence. The result was a pair of Cavailiers on the bases for Micala Anderson who hit into a play but sent home her sister for the only Spalding run of the game. Mustang pitcher Morghan Fulton took over from there, forcing the remaining two Spalding batters into a pop-out and a ground-out to end the game.
All told the Mustangs were able to score 3 runs on 7 hits, the Cavaliers 1 run on 8 hits. There were no extra-base hits in the game. The Mustangs now take a short break before traveling to Seton Keough on Saturday and then returning the league play the following week.
Winning pitcher: Morghan Fulton - 1 run (1 earned) on 8 hits plus 3 walks, 1 K
Losing pitcher: Ali Caulkins - 3 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits plus 2 walks, 4K
Notables:
Jordan Anderson (AS): 2 for 3, scored the only AS run
Jenna Pierson (AS): 3 for 4
Quinn Ursprung (CMW): 1 for 3, 2RBI
Jenny Lynch (CMW): 2 for 3, 1 run
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