Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Renegades Take 2 out of 3 at Desperados Friendly On 4/20

The team played pretty well this past weekend at the Desperados friendly. Our first game was a 4-1 victory over Desperados, with a nice pitching performance by Amanda and some timely hitting from Tiffany.

Our second game was a tough loss to Irvine Sting (Thomas) 5-4. This game was a good lesson for our players, because we jumped out to an early 4-1 lead on singles by Tiffany and Naomi, followed by a 2-run home run by Sasha. However, after that we relaxed and got satisfied with the 4-1 lead and Sting crept back in, a run here and a run there, and they went ahead in their last at-bat. The last inning was also a good reminder about being alert on the bases and the importance of getting bunts down to move runners along with less than 2 outs.

Our third game was a 6-0 shutout of Bomb Squad. Tiffany again led the hitting with a couple of line shots and Lauren H. came through with a great pitching performance with a 2-hit shutout.

All in all, a good performance in this friendly. The team is playing with more focus recently and they're starting to develop their own identity as a team. Over the last month the team is 13-3. The coaches reminded all the players to continue to work hard in practice and good things will happen! Good job Renegades!

Coach Dan

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