EG SPLITS BACK-TO-BACK EXTRA INNING GAMES
A come-from-behind 8-7 thriller over against Guthrie Center that went to 8 innings on Tuesday, May 31, at Dutton Field in Grand Junction put East Greene in the victory column for the first time this season, but the “extra inning magic” failed two nights later as the Hawkettes fell to CAM at Anita in the conference opener, 11-10, in 9 innings.
East Greene pounded out 8 hits in the loss to CAM on Thursday June 2, which was its second extra-inning game in a row. Eighth grader Hannah Onken took the loss, giving up 11 runs on 4 hits, seven walks and three strikeouts.
CAM’s Michaela Schwenke got the win, giving up 10 runs on 8 hits, seven walks and six strikeouts.
Against Guthrie Center, the Hawkettes fell behind early but kept chipping away at the Tigerettes’ lead to knot things up at 7-7 in the bottom of the seventh inning. It looked like Guthrie had the game firmly in command with a 6-0 lead in the top of fourth but the Hawkettes mounted a rally to cut that down to 6-5. Each team scored a run in the sixth to keep the Hawkettes within striking distance.
After tying things up in the bottom of the seventh, the momentum was clearly in EG’s favor. Onken retired the order in the top of the eighth and the Hawkettes’ offense got in gear as they put together three singles, the last a two-out base hit by Emily Jacbosen that scored pinch runner Hannah Gunn.
Onken got her first win on the mound, giving up 7 runs on 4 hits, 6 walks, and 5 batters hit by pitch while striking out 8. Claire Thompson took the loss for the Tigerettes, giving up 10 hits and walking 7. She struck out 8 EG batters.
The win over Guthrie was a big turnaround from the EG’s losses to Southeast Webster-Grand, 17-2, and Des Moines Christian, 15-0 in, that opened the season the previous week.
EYE ON GJ SAYS: EG had several scoring chances that slipped away in the last inning, but the team looked confident on both offense and defense heading into the 8th inning, where it played its best defense and offense the entire game.
The seniors on the squad—Katlynn Gannon, Tia Lowe and Jasmine Kinney—are starting to gel and showing great leadership for the rest of the squad, which is comprised of freshmen and 8th graders. The younger players are playing with more confidence and they all have solid softball skills so look for this team to show improvement throughout the season.
The Rolling Hills Conference race looks to be wide open this season as pre-season favorite Elk Horn-Kimballton/Exira was upset by Walnut, 3-1, last Thursday. Orient-Macksburg edged Glidden-Ralston 4-3 in the league opener for those teams.
HAWKETTES FALL AT ADAIR
Adair-Casey beat the Hawkettes last night, Monday, June 6, in Adair, 11-3, to drop EG to 0-2 in the Rolling Hills. Elsewhere in the league, Elk Horn-Kimballton beat Orient-Macksburg, 14-2, in 4 innings and Walnut got by CAM, 4-3, to move into first place with a 2-0 record.
Rolling Hills Softball
Through Mon., June 7:
Walnut 2-0
Adair-Casey 1-0
CAM (Anita) 1-1
Elk Horn-Kimballton/Exira 1-1
Orient-Macksburg 1-1
Glidden-Ralston 0-1
East Greene 0-2
EG takes on Elk Horn-Kimballton/Exira tonight at 5:30 p.m. in Grand Junction.
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