CMW pulls into second place behind North County

Softball 04/06/2015 AA Invitational Tournament - Howard @ C. Milton Wright

C. Milton Wright 11, Howard 3

H 100 002 0 - 3 4 1

C 201 143 x - 11 16 3

Bahrijczuk, Wieman (5) and Oliver; Fulton and Luzetsky. 2b: H- Batterton; C- Luzetsky. 3b: C- Murphy. HR: C- Weimer, C. Kim.

The nightcap for the Mustangs featured the most hits for CMW in a game yet this season against the Howard Lions.  All told 5 Mustangs had multi-hit games, and all but one Mustang batter had at least one hit enroute to 11 runs.  The Lions, who came into the game undefeated and highly-ranked, were in danger of giving up more as the Mustangs were unable to come up with clutch hits early, stranding 8 and leaving the bases loaded once.  Still, the hits did come, including the first two homers of the Mustang season (a solo Caroline Weimer shot in the 3^rd plus a 3-run shot off the bat of Cat Kim in the 5^th).  Mustang DH Katie Murphy added a 2 RBI triple in the 6^th as well.

Howard got out of the gate quickly when Shannon Wiley reached on an error and was eventually driven home by a Berit Batterton RBI single.  But the Mustangs would answer immediately when the bases were loaded for pitcher Morghan Fulton who launched a sac-fly / RBI followed by a Jenny Lynch sac-fly / RBI to send C. Milton up 2-1.  Caroline Weimer’s solo homer in the 3^rd and the first of 3 runs for left-fielder Katlyn Long in the 4^th gave the Mustangs a 4-1 advantage going into the 5^thinning.  The 5^th was big for the Mustangs however when 4 runs would be scored after starting the inning with two quick outs. Three straight singles followed by Catherine Kim’s first homer of her high school career gave C. Milton Wright an 8-1 advantage.

Howard would try to make a game of it in the top of the 6^th when Rachel Oliver reached with a 1-out single and Batterton launched a double leaving runners on 2^nd and 3^rd.  A Mustang error followed allowing both runners to score (Oliver was credited with the only Howard earned-run on the game, she would have scored without the error), but C. Milton would pull things together and hold Howard scoreless in the 7^th to secure the win.

On the day Mustang bats belted out 21 runs on 26 hits while allowing 1 earned run.  Mustang pitchers Katie Murphy and Morghan Fulton combined for 11 strike outs while giving up 6 hits and 3 walks.

Winning Pitcher: Morghan Fulton

Losing Pitcher: Jamie Bajrijczuk

Notables:

Berit Batterton (Howard) 2 for 3, 1 run, 2b

Emily Luzetsky 3 for 5, 2 runs, SB, 2b

Catherine Kim 2 for 3, 2 runs, 3RBI homer

Caroline Weimer 3 for 4, 2 runs, solo homer

Katelyn Long 3 for 4, 3 runs, RBI, SB

Katie Murphy 2 for 2 plus a walk, sac-fly / RBI, 2 RBI total