Box Score 1 |
Box Score 2 EUREKA, ILL. --
GAME 1 EUREKA - 2 PRINCIPIA – 0This was a really close one and was there for Principia to take. It was well played and for the most part the defense was solid and the pitching gave the team a chance to win. The challenge was a good pitcher who dominated Principia's offense. They were only able to come up with 2 hits and left 4 runners in scoring position. A timely hit or two and this could have been a different result.
Thanda Kyaw and
Christine Nacewicz were the only players to get a hit. What has to be added here is that once again
Kelsey Whitney got hit by a pitch. She now owns not only the school record for getting hit by a pitch in a season but as a sophomore already owns the school record for a career!
GAME 2 EUREKA – 5 PRINCIPIA – 4This too was a very close game with Principia coming on strong in the later innings and falling just short. The team gave up 3 runs in the 1
st and then another in the 2
nd but then the offense began to find itself and they rallied for 2 runs in the third. They pushed another run across the plate in the 6
th, another in the 7
th and had a rally going in the 7
th but a base running error ended things with the team down only a run. The pitching and defense played well and the offense came around but the mental base running error ended the chance of a full comeback.
Casey Lee,
Thanda Kyaw and
Kelsey Whitney all had 2 hits with Casey and Thanda each stealing a base and Casey scoring 2 runs.
Christine Nacewicz, Jessy MacMullin and
Genevieve Smith each had 1 hit with "Nac" and Gen each scoring a run and "Nac" had an RBI. Nine hits for the offense was a great effort.
