Warsaw Wins Crazy Softall Game
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SYRACUSE -ÊTalk about a crazy night at the softball field.
A player was hit in the face with a ball while trying to steal third.
While she was being attended to, lightning ripped across the sky, causing the umpires to delay the game.
One team was playing without its head coach, who was ejected from a game Monday night and, according to IHSAA rules, had to miss the next game.
But through all the craziness, a close softball game was played in Syracuse Wednesday as Warsaw came from behind to beat Wawasee 8-7.
"We really wanted to win here tonight since they beat us on our field earlier in the season," said Warsaw senior Cassie Himes. "We wanted to come here and beat them on their field. We came ready to play."
Warsaw may have been ready to play, but it was Wawasee who struck first and jumped out to an early lead.
Wawasee scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning as Haley Bird hit a single and Stephanie Sorensen and Nicole Hymer each pounded doubles.
Warsaw cut that lead in half as Himes hit a single to start the second frame. Star Gonzalez entered the game to pinch-run for Himes and ended up stealing home and scoring for the Tigers.
But the Warriors kept the lead and added to it in the second. Wawasee capitalized on two hits, a single by Ashley Holdeman and a double by Sorensen, as well as two Warsaw errors to score two more runs and take a 4-1 lead into the top of the third inning.
But the Tigers clawed back. Singles by Megan Trump and Mallory Hepler along with a double by Himes led to two more Warsaw runs and made it a one-run game once again, 4-3.
In the bottom of the fourth, Wawasee added to its lead once again.
Kasey Bollier was hit by a pitch to open the inning, and Sara Weisser reached first on a walk. After a double play that left only Bollier on base, Sorensen walked to put runners on first and third. Three strighht singles by Rachel Canen, Hymer and Stacey Eierman put three Warrior runs on the board, making the score 7-3 in Wawasee's favor.
The Tigers made it a 3-run game after Rebekah Reichard hit a solo home run to open the fifth inning.
Warsaw struck again in the sixth inning, scoring three runs on one hit and tying the score at 7-all.
After Wawasee went scoreless in the bottom off the sixth inning, Warsaw stepped to the plate on a mission in the seventh. Allison Shepherd reached first on a walk and moved to second on a steal. As she was sliding into third on another steal, Shepherd was hit in the cheek on an errant throw from the Wawasee catcher. Sheperd reached third safely but had to leave the game with the injury.
While coaches were attending to Shepherd after she was hit, a bolt of lightning cut across the sky, and the umpries cleared the field, dealying the game for several minutes.
Once the game resumed, Brandy Bause hit a single to send pinch-runner Brittani Panula home and put Warsaw up 8-7.
"It was a good comeback," said Himes. "We never gave up. We wanted to wwin this one for our coach since he couldn't be here."
The Tigers were unable to score again, but their one-run lead held through the bottom of the seventh, giving them the Northern Lakes Conference win.
"They were able to get the job done," said Wawasee coach Cory Schutz. "We didn't do a good job of holding on to our leads when we had them. Warsaw did a nice job of staying up and getting the job done."
WARSAW 8, WAWASEE 7
Warsaw 012 013 1 - 8 8 3
Wawasee 220 300 0 - 7 9 4
Warsaw AB R H RBI
Warren 3 1 00 1
Hepler 4 1 1 0
Reichard 4 1 1 1
Himes 4 1 2 2
Gonzalez 0 1 0 0
Shepherd 3 1 0 0
Panula 0 1 0 0
Tosch 3 0 0 0
Kurosky 2 1 0 0
Poling 1 0 0 0
Bause 3 1 2 1
Trump 3 1 2 2
Totals 30 8 8 7
Wawasee AB R H RBI
Weisser 4 1 0 0
Bird 4 1 2 0
Sorensen 3 2 2 3
Canen 4 1 1 1
Hymer 4 0 2 1
Eierman 4 0 1 1
Sloan 4 0 0 0
Holdeman 4 1 1 0
Bollier 2 1 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 6
LOB -ÊWarsaw 7, Wawasee 7. 2B -ÊHimes, Sorensen 2, Hymer. HR - Reichard. SB - Hepler, Gonzalez, Shepherd 2, Kurosky, Sorensen, Bollier. CS -ÊWarren. HB -ÊTosch, Bollier.
IP R ER H BB SO
Warsaw
Hunter, W 7 7 5 9 2 3
Wawasee
Sloan, L 6.2 8 8 8 5 2
Bird 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
HB -ÊSloan 1, Hunter 1. [[In-content Ad]]
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SYRACUSE -ÊTalk about a crazy night at the softball field.
A player was hit in the face with a ball while trying to steal third.
While she was being attended to, lightning ripped across the sky, causing the umpires to delay the game.
One team was playing without its head coach, who was ejected from a game Monday night and, according to IHSAA rules, had to miss the next game.
But through all the craziness, a close softball game was played in Syracuse Wednesday as Warsaw came from behind to beat Wawasee 8-7.
"We really wanted to win here tonight since they beat us on our field earlier in the season," said Warsaw senior Cassie Himes. "We wanted to come here and beat them on their field. We came ready to play."
Warsaw may have been ready to play, but it was Wawasee who struck first and jumped out to an early lead.
Wawasee scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning as Haley Bird hit a single and Stephanie Sorensen and Nicole Hymer each pounded doubles.
Warsaw cut that lead in half as Himes hit a single to start the second frame. Star Gonzalez entered the game to pinch-run for Himes and ended up stealing home and scoring for the Tigers.
But the Warriors kept the lead and added to it in the second. Wawasee capitalized on two hits, a single by Ashley Holdeman and a double by Sorensen, as well as two Warsaw errors to score two more runs and take a 4-1 lead into the top of the third inning.
But the Tigers clawed back. Singles by Megan Trump and Mallory Hepler along with a double by Himes led to two more Warsaw runs and made it a one-run game once again, 4-3.
In the bottom of the fourth, Wawasee added to its lead once again.
Kasey Bollier was hit by a pitch to open the inning, and Sara Weisser reached first on a walk. After a double play that left only Bollier on base, Sorensen walked to put runners on first and third. Three strighht singles by Rachel Canen, Hymer and Stacey Eierman put three Warrior runs on the board, making the score 7-3 in Wawasee's favor.
The Tigers made it a 3-run game after Rebekah Reichard hit a solo home run to open the fifth inning.
Warsaw struck again in the sixth inning, scoring three runs on one hit and tying the score at 7-all.
After Wawasee went scoreless in the bottom off the sixth inning, Warsaw stepped to the plate on a mission in the seventh. Allison Shepherd reached first on a walk and moved to second on a steal. As she was sliding into third on another steal, Shepherd was hit in the cheek on an errant throw from the Wawasee catcher. Sheperd reached third safely but had to leave the game with the injury.
While coaches were attending to Shepherd after she was hit, a bolt of lightning cut across the sky, and the umpries cleared the field, dealying the game for several minutes.
Once the game resumed, Brandy Bause hit a single to send pinch-runner Brittani Panula home and put Warsaw up 8-7.
"It was a good comeback," said Himes. "We never gave up. We wanted to wwin this one for our coach since he couldn't be here."
The Tigers were unable to score again, but their one-run lead held through the bottom of the seventh, giving them the Northern Lakes Conference win.
"They were able to get the job done," said Wawasee coach Cory Schutz. "We didn't do a good job of holding on to our leads when we had them. Warsaw did a nice job of staying up and getting the job done."
WARSAW 8, WAWASEE 7
Warsaw 012 013 1 - 8 8 3
Wawasee 220 300 0 - 7 9 4
Warsaw AB R H RBI
Warren 3 1 00 1
Hepler 4 1 1 0
Reichard 4 1 1 1
Himes 4 1 2 2
Gonzalez 0 1 0 0
Shepherd 3 1 0 0
Panula 0 1 0 0
Tosch 3 0 0 0
Kurosky 2 1 0 0
Poling 1 0 0 0
Bause 3 1 2 1
Trump 3 1 2 2
Totals 30 8 8 7
Wawasee AB R H RBI
Weisser 4 1 0 0
Bird 4 1 2 0
Sorensen 3 2 2 3
Canen 4 1 1 1
Hymer 4 0 2 1
Eierman 4 0 1 1
Sloan 4 0 0 0
Holdeman 4 1 1 0
Bollier 2 1 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 6
LOB -ÊWarsaw 7, Wawasee 7. 2B -ÊHimes, Sorensen 2, Hymer. HR - Reichard. SB - Hepler, Gonzalez, Shepherd 2, Kurosky, Sorensen, Bollier. CS -ÊWarren. HB -ÊTosch, Bollier.
IP R ER H BB SO
Warsaw
Hunter, W 7 7 5 9 2 3
Wawasee
Sloan, L 6.2 8 8 8 5 2
Bird 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
HB -ÊSloan 1, Hunter 1. [[In-content Ad]]