ABGSL Sting

The Sting travelled east to the Shores of Lake Tahoe this weekend and once again came away feeling good about the way they played and the rest of their up comming season.

Saturday June 16:

Game #1

Sting vs. Valley Magic

Lena Mayer got the Sting Rolling as she led off the game with a sharp single. Sammie Chiang put down a sacrafice bunt which moved Lena all the way to third. A walk to Brooke Tannahill put runners on the corners with only 1 out. Shannan Riggio-Kerley then ripped an RBI single to left scoring Lena with the Stings firsts run. Kendal Kirkman drew a walk to load the bases but that was all the Sting would get out of the inning as the Magic got the next two Sting batters out.

Sting trailed 4-1 going into the top of the 4th inning. Kendal got things started with a walk. Two stolen bases later, Maggie Gallagher ripped an RBI single to left. Faith Valdez followed and lined a single to center which moved Maggie to third. Hannah Herman drew a walk to load the bases and still no outs. Julia Sparer drew an RBI walk and then Sammie Chiang drew the Sting even with a ground ball base hit plating the 3rd Sting run of the inning. Once again the Magic were able to get out of the inning without any further damage. This proved to be crucial as the Magic had plated two runs in the bottom half of the 4th as time expired giving the Magic a hard fought 6-4 win.

Game 2:

Sting vs. Roseville Thunder Blue

Sting pitcher Brooke Tannahill took a no hitter into the 3rd inning. Thunder lead off hitter broke up the no-no with a clean single to left.

Brooke recorded 11 strike outs with the only put out in the field coming on fine snag of a foul ball by catcher Hannah Herman.

Sammie Chiang collected 2 more hits and scored 2 runs. Brooke picked up her first hit of the tourney along with two walks scored three times. Shannon Rigio-Kerley, Kendal Kirkman and Maggie Gallagher all collected RBI hits as the Sting went on to win 9-2.

Game 3:

Sting vs. Roseville Thunder Red.

In the final game of the round robin portion of the tournament the Sting took on the Red Team from Roseville.

The Thunder got off to a quick start and had a 5-0 lead after 3 innings. The Sting were looking a little fatigued and a bit over matched as the the pitcher from the Thunder recorded 8 strikeouts over the first three innings.

In the 4th inning the Sting bats shook the timber loose. Sammie Chiang led off with a single. Brooke Tannahill and Shannon Rigio-Kerley each drew 4 pitch walks to load the bases. Maggie Gallagher drilled an 0-2 pitch to left field for a double and 2 RBI’s. The Sting could get no more runs in the inning and after holding the Thunder scoreless in thier half of the 4th went into the 5th inning trailing 5-2.

Sammie Chiang got the Sting a run closer on a RBI ground out that scored Erin Cain. Once again the Sting held the Thunder scoreless in the bottom of the 5th.

Trailing 5-3 going into the 6th inning the Sting did get the tying run to the plate but could not muster any more offense and went down to a 5-3 loss against a very good opponent.

Two tough losses surrounded an impressive win left the Sting at 1-2 after the Round Robin play and set up a 8am Sunday match against the Almaden Lightning.

Game 4:

Sting vs. Almaden Lightning.

Sting bats and defense were key in a round 1 win in the single elimination portion of the tournament as the Sting beat the Lightning 8-4.

After Almaden scored 2 in the top half of the first, the Sting bats answered right back with 2 of their own. RBI singles by Shannon Rigio-Kerley and Kendal Kirkman knotted the score.

Sting bats kept the pressure on in the 2nd with leadoff hits by Faith Valdez and Hannah Herman. Lena Mayer connected on a 1 out double to score both. With 2 outs Brooke Tannahill got the 3rd Sting run of the inning with a sharp single to right giving the Sting a 5-3 lead.

Two more runs in the 3rd by the Sting upped the lead to 7-3. A 1 out single by Faith Valdez plated Kendal and who had walked and Nicole Nordahl who had a sharp single to right.

Sting pitcher Lena Mayer was the beneficiary of all the run support and she held the Lightning in check striking out 8 in 6 innings of work. Sting also played very well on defense several fine plays by 2nd baseman Sammie Chiang and a fantastic running catch by right fielder Emily Cain.

Game 5:

Sting vs Roseville Thunder Red.

In a rematch with the Thunder Red things did not go as well for the Sting as the Thunder batted around in the first inning effectively putting the game out of reach with 11 runs being scored. The Sting did come back with a run of their own in the first when Kendal Kirkman drove an 0-2 pitch over the right fielders head for a double, which easily scored Brooke Tannahill who had singled. That was all the Sting could muster and the Thunder Red rolled to an 14-1 win eliminating the Sting.

Sting pitcher Sammie Chiang took a vicious line drive off the top of head in the 3rd inning and had to leave the game. After the game Sammie who had been checked by medical staff on hand appeared to be doing fine but she was still holding the ice bag to her noggin. Hope your feeling better Sammie.

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