July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Jay slaps Rebels (04/25/06)
JCHS softball
Jay slaps Rebels (04/25/06)
By By RAY COONEY-
Just about everybody hit the ball.
Eight of the nine batters in Jay County’s starting lineup had at least one hit. And when Amanda Alberson came off the bench in the fifth inning, she immediately delivered a bases-clearing double to end the Patriot softball team’s 14-2, five-inning victory over the Muncie Southside Rebels.
“That was a very good effort all the way through,” said JCHS coach Jack Wood. “A lot of things we’ve talked about all throughout the year came together. ... I think we just came out ready to play ball tonight. We did a lot of things right.”
With back-to-back wins for the first time all season — the Patriots topped Marion 10-7 Saturday — they are within a game of .500 at 6-7. The team, which still has 15 games left on the schedule, did not garner its sixth win until May 7 last season and has not won more than 10 in a single campaign in more than half a decade.
Southside coach Bob Harber was impressed with the Patriots, also saying Wood motivates him as he tries to build the Rebels’ program.
“(Wood) cares about every aspect of the game and the players respond to that,” Harber said. “My hats off to him. He’s tough. He has a tough squad — very classy. Hopefully we meet again in the conference tournament, and then in sectional (Jay County) does good and we do good.”
JCHS snapped a 2-2 tie with a pair of runs in the third inning, then broke open the game in the fourth. It sent 11 batters to the plate, scoring seven runs on five hits.
Saffron Redwine started the rally with a walk, and Erica Murray followed with a bunt single. Danielle Jackson brought Redwine home with a single to left field, and Murray scored when Shae Keller reached base on an error. Then Amber Champ drew the second walk of the inning to load the bases.
Trisha Champ, Chelsea DeBoy and Morgan Locke each drove in a run with an error, an infield single and a fielder’s choice respectively. Miranda Betz and Redwine each added singles before Southside (3-12) finally escaped the inning.
The Patriots loaded the bases again in the fifth inning when Leah Murray was hit by a pitch, Lauren Edmundson singled and Trisha Champ walked. With two outs, Alberson blasted a double to center field to clear the bases and end the game.
“We had a couple big two-out hits. We hit throughout the lineup,” said Wood, who also had praise for his bench. “We have a lot of ball games left and you never know what’s going to happen. I think the girls we have on the bench can step right in.”
Edmundson and Alberson entered the game in the fifth inning and were each in on a pair of put-outs before coming up with hits in the bottom of the frame. Alberson’s three RBIs led the team followed by two apiece from Locke and DeBoy.
Trisha Champ scored three runs, including one on a steal of home in the third inning, and Keller and Amber Champ each scored twice. Redwine was the only Jay County player with two hits.
Southside, which lost to the Patriots just 4-3 in their previous meeting, had its offensive opportunities as well but could not break through. They only scored a pair of runs in the second, despite loading the bases in the fourth and fifth innings as well.
“That’s our season,” said Harber. “We just haven’t gotten key hits in a lot of these games to continue on big innings for us. We haven’t had a big inning all year. A big inning for us is two runs. I think we’ve scored over five runs only once or twice this year.”
The Rebels loaded the bases with no outs in the second inning, but were limited to a pair of runs thanks to three consecutive fielder’s choices. They also had the bases loaded with two outs in the fourth and fifth innings before JCHS starter Shae Keller induced ground outs to Locke at third base and Amber Champ at second base to end the respective threats.
Southside also hurt itself with errors as eight of the Patriots’ 14 runs were unearned.
Kasey Bennett took the loss, allowing 11 hits and four walks in 42/3 innings.
“All of our losses, we look at what we give them compared to what they gave us,” said Harber. “It’s usually the difference in the game. If a team plays solid defense, they’re going to win that game.”
Felicia Fritz led Southside with two hits and a run.[[In-content Ad]]
Eight of the nine batters in Jay County’s starting lineup had at least one hit. And when Amanda Alberson came off the bench in the fifth inning, she immediately delivered a bases-clearing double to end the Patriot softball team’s 14-2, five-inning victory over the Muncie Southside Rebels.
“That was a very good effort all the way through,” said JCHS coach Jack Wood. “A lot of things we’ve talked about all throughout the year came together. ... I think we just came out ready to play ball tonight. We did a lot of things right.”
With back-to-back wins for the first time all season — the Patriots topped Marion 10-7 Saturday — they are within a game of .500 at 6-7. The team, which still has 15 games left on the schedule, did not garner its sixth win until May 7 last season and has not won more than 10 in a single campaign in more than half a decade.
Southside coach Bob Harber was impressed with the Patriots, also saying Wood motivates him as he tries to build the Rebels’ program.
“(Wood) cares about every aspect of the game and the players respond to that,” Harber said. “My hats off to him. He’s tough. He has a tough squad — very classy. Hopefully we meet again in the conference tournament, and then in sectional (Jay County) does good and we do good.”
JCHS snapped a 2-2 tie with a pair of runs in the third inning, then broke open the game in the fourth. It sent 11 batters to the plate, scoring seven runs on five hits.
Saffron Redwine started the rally with a walk, and Erica Murray followed with a bunt single. Danielle Jackson brought Redwine home with a single to left field, and Murray scored when Shae Keller reached base on an error. Then Amber Champ drew the second walk of the inning to load the bases.
Trisha Champ, Chelsea DeBoy and Morgan Locke each drove in a run with an error, an infield single and a fielder’s choice respectively. Miranda Betz and Redwine each added singles before Southside (3-12) finally escaped the inning.
The Patriots loaded the bases again in the fifth inning when Leah Murray was hit by a pitch, Lauren Edmundson singled and Trisha Champ walked. With two outs, Alberson blasted a double to center field to clear the bases and end the game.
“We had a couple big two-out hits. We hit throughout the lineup,” said Wood, who also had praise for his bench. “We have a lot of ball games left and you never know what’s going to happen. I think the girls we have on the bench can step right in.”
Edmundson and Alberson entered the game in the fifth inning and were each in on a pair of put-outs before coming up with hits in the bottom of the frame. Alberson’s three RBIs led the team followed by two apiece from Locke and DeBoy.
Trisha Champ scored three runs, including one on a steal of home in the third inning, and Keller and Amber Champ each scored twice. Redwine was the only Jay County player with two hits.
Southside, which lost to the Patriots just 4-3 in their previous meeting, had its offensive opportunities as well but could not break through. They only scored a pair of runs in the second, despite loading the bases in the fourth and fifth innings as well.
“That’s our season,” said Harber. “We just haven’t gotten key hits in a lot of these games to continue on big innings for us. We haven’t had a big inning all year. A big inning for us is two runs. I think we’ve scored over five runs only once or twice this year.”
The Rebels loaded the bases with no outs in the second inning, but were limited to a pair of runs thanks to three consecutive fielder’s choices. They also had the bases loaded with two outs in the fourth and fifth innings before JCHS starter Shae Keller induced ground outs to Locke at third base and Amber Champ at second base to end the respective threats.
Southside also hurt itself with errors as eight of the Patriots’ 14 runs were unearned.
Kasey Bennett took the loss, allowing 11 hits and four walks in 42/3 innings.
“All of our losses, we look at what we give them compared to what they gave us,” said Harber. “It’s usually the difference in the game. If a team plays solid defense, they’re going to win that game.”
Felicia Fritz led Southside with two hits and a run.[[In-content Ad]]
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