Home Opener ?
One should always expect to encounter a few glitches on the day of any Home Opener. Yesterday was no exception. We carefully worked through our check list. Field Prepared ? Check ! Purchased concessions? Check ! Folks working the gates? Check ! All is well ! Play Ball !
Well, there was one little thing we forgot to check off.........Is it a home game ?
Yes people, our home opener was on the road ! Luckily the mistake was found early enough to allowed the staff to start making arrangement for us to travel. Ms. Alley, Ms. Broome and the entire school staff did a tremendous job in getting it all pulled together. Thanks !
Now lets get back to Softball. We traveled to Douglas to take on the mighty Lady Patriots of Citizens Christian Academy.
Here is a quick run down of our starting line up.
Leading off - Billijean Black - Sr. - 2nd. base. Billiejean was the only returning starter, from last year, playing in her normal starting position.
Hitting 2nd -Madison DeWeese - 8th grade - 1st
Hitting 3rd - Rachel Swilley - 8th grade - Shortstop
Hitting clean and Pitching - Christina Martin - Jr.
In the 5th spot - playing 3rd - Erin Redshaw - Freshman
Batting 6th - Amie Clonce - sophomore -Catcher
7th playing center -Jordan Lynch - Jr.
8th in left field - Kailynn Jeffords - Freshman
Rounding out the order, playing right field - Brooke Bennett -Jr.
First inning went very well. Couple of walks, a couple of stolen bases and a couple of hits. Erin Redshaw got a timely hit over third to allowing Rachel Swilley to score. Both young Ladies were first time starters.
Bottom of the first we held a very good hitting squad scoreless. The second out coming on a caught stealing when Amie threw out the runner going to 3rd. With 2 out and the bases loaded Christina got the girl to ground out and ended any threat.
Second inning went pretty much the same way with neither team scoring. G.C.S 1 C.C.A. 0
The third inning was a bit rougher. Some trouble finding the strike zone, past balls and timely hitting by the Lady Patriot put 8 runs on their side of the board.
Fourth inning was a carbon copy of the third with 8 runs going on the board. Ending our day.
Notable plays and players.
1. 8 first time starters
2. Madison and Rachel starting in their first varsity game as 8th graders and hitting 2 and 3 in the line up. Both showed the poise and grace of upper classmen - looking forward to several great years of softball from these two.
3. Erin Redshaw getting her first Varsity RBI in her first start and an assist on the caught stealing. Very solid fielding day. Great poise as a Freshman
4. Middle infield error free. Billiejean and Rachel were flawless.
5. Everyone looked good at the plate - with only a few exceptions, good eye for the strike zone every at bat. You have to know the hits will come !
6. Amie Clonce first start behind the plate. Inexperience showed but she did a lot of things right and with each start I expect dramatic improvement. Got runner out stealing third !
7. Christina Martin - just flat pitched her heart out. This was her first time facing live hitting and struggled some after two inning, but just stuck to it in the third, bared down and got the three outs. Come Region time she will be ready to really battle for us.
8. Fans ! Great job ! Even after the confusion of home v. away of the morning, we still had over 30 folks drop everything and travel to watch us play.
As always, we will do our best to represent Ga. Christian in a way that we can all be proud. Thanks for all the support.
Don't forget the Car Wash tomorrow ! 9 to 1 at the Auto Zone on N. Ashley
Well, there was one little thing we forgot to check off.........Is it a home game ?
Yes people, our home opener was on the road ! Luckily the mistake was found early enough to allowed the staff to start making arrangement for us to travel. Ms. Alley, Ms. Broome and the entire school staff did a tremendous job in getting it all pulled together. Thanks !
Now lets get back to Softball. We traveled to Douglas to take on the mighty Lady Patriots of Citizens Christian Academy.
Here is a quick run down of our starting line up.
Leading off - Billijean Black - Sr. - 2nd. base. Billiejean was the only returning starter, from last year, playing in her normal starting position.
Hitting 2nd -Madison DeWeese - 8th grade - 1st
Hitting 3rd - Rachel Swilley - 8th grade - Shortstop
Hitting clean and Pitching - Christina Martin - Jr.
In the 5th spot - playing 3rd - Erin Redshaw - Freshman
Batting 6th - Amie Clonce - sophomore -Catcher
7th playing center -Jordan Lynch - Jr.
8th in left field - Kailynn Jeffords - Freshman
Rounding out the order, playing right field - Brooke Bennett -Jr.
First inning went very well. Couple of walks, a couple of stolen bases and a couple of hits. Erin Redshaw got a timely hit over third to allowing Rachel Swilley to score. Both young Ladies were first time starters.
Bottom of the first we held a very good hitting squad scoreless. The second out coming on a caught stealing when Amie threw out the runner going to 3rd. With 2 out and the bases loaded Christina got the girl to ground out and ended any threat.
Second inning went pretty much the same way with neither team scoring. G.C.S 1 C.C.A. 0
The third inning was a bit rougher. Some trouble finding the strike zone, past balls and timely hitting by the Lady Patriot put 8 runs on their side of the board.
Fourth inning was a carbon copy of the third with 8 runs going on the board. Ending our day.
Notable plays and players.
1. 8 first time starters
2. Madison and Rachel starting in their first varsity game as 8th graders and hitting 2 and 3 in the line up. Both showed the poise and grace of upper classmen - looking forward to several great years of softball from these two.
3. Erin Redshaw getting her first Varsity RBI in her first start and an assist on the caught stealing. Very solid fielding day. Great poise as a Freshman
4. Middle infield error free. Billiejean and Rachel were flawless.
5. Everyone looked good at the plate - with only a few exceptions, good eye for the strike zone every at bat. You have to know the hits will come !
6. Amie Clonce first start behind the plate. Inexperience showed but she did a lot of things right and with each start I expect dramatic improvement. Got runner out stealing third !
7. Christina Martin - just flat pitched her heart out. This was her first time facing live hitting and struggled some after two inning, but just stuck to it in the third, bared down and got the three outs. Come Region time she will be ready to really battle for us.
8. Fans ! Great job ! Even after the confusion of home v. away of the morning, we still had over 30 folks drop everything and travel to watch us play.
As always, we will do our best to represent Ga. Christian in a way that we can all be proud. Thanks for all the support.
Don't forget the Car Wash tomorrow ! 9 to 1 at the Auto Zone on N. Ashley
posted by Coach DeWeese at 7:33 AM
1 Comments:
My first game at GCS was a loss. The second game, we beat the defending state champs! Unfortunately, it was the only game we won. Two of the names in your lineup were same as the names in my lineup. More than a coincidence? I'm predicting great things for the Lady Generals, simpply from knowing the coaching staff!
God bless,
Steve
Luke 18:1
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