Gorloks' big bats best Jays
Issue date: 3/27/08 Section: Sports
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"Any time you can take an early lead like we did it's an advantage physically and mentally," said Interim Head Coach Merry Graf.
Junior Dana Vahey introduced herself quickly by lacing a triple to the gap, then scoring when she stole home, making that her team-leading 13th stolen base of the year.
Junior Kelsey Washam then hit her second home run of the year. The two-run homer gave the Gorloks a 3-0 lead, but they weren't done yet. Sophomore Sam Dittman started the rally again with a single.
Junior Allie Park followed with a double - putting more ducks on the pond. Then Sperry, the Gorlok pitcher, helped herself with a hit and RBI to give the Gorloks a 4-0 lead. Senior Nancy LaRose followed with another single and RBI to make it a 5-0 game. Before the first inning could come to an end, Vahey added one more insurance run to make it 6-0 on a sacrifice fly.
The Blue Jays answered back in the first inning, managing to score one run to cut the Gorlok lead to five. In the second and fourth innings Park scored on errors giving the Gorloks an 8-1 lead. The Blue Jays added one run in the fourth to cut the lead back to six runs, but the Gorloks were too much for them. Washam struck again in the top of the fifth with a two-run double, scoring Senior Maria Hibbard and Vahey. The Gorloks finished off the Blue Jays in the bottom half of the inning and won 10-2.
Sperry, who pitched four innings, improved to 4-2 on the season.
In the second game of the doubleheader, the Gorloks started right where they left off in the first inning when Hibbard doubled to the fence. Dittman singled, scoring the speedy Hibbard from second base to take the lead 1-0. The Gorloks tacked on two runs in the second and another run in the third giving them a 4-0 lead. Junior starting pitcher Gina Trapani then let the Blue Jays right back in the game as she walked three consecutive Blue Jay hitters.
The Blue Jays went on to score three more runs to get right back within striking distance. But the following inning Park added an insurance run with an RBI double. The Gorloks added two more runs in the sixth and never looked back as Trapani battled to the end to retire the final Blue Jay batter. Trapani pitched a complete game, improving to 4-1 on the season.
"She rebounded nicely and knew what she needed to do to get strikes called," said Graf.
The Gorloks will travel to Greenville, Ill., March 26 to take on the Greenville College Panthers, before returning home for the Washington University-WU Tournament March 29-30.
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