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Today, we begin to get a picture of how far our young softball teams has to go to be a contender. This is a five-game test against much better quality than we have played since our first two games. Michigan is #2. Fresno State is #20. UCLA is #11. Our first game is against Oregon State who received votes (#32 in # of votes). Utah, is 8-3 having lost to three ranked teams. Our losses were to #21 Minnesota (5-4) and #9 Washington (9-1). We did beat Long Beach State, another team that received votes. We are #12.

We have about six four-hundred hitters, three of whom are first-year freshmen: Aviu, Romero, and Knighten. Clifton has been a pleasant surprise.

Stevens appears to be back. Finney pitched well in her start. Paige is Paige.
 
I think I'd be excited to come out of this with a 3-2 record. It's going to be very tough to win 5 tough teams back to back to back with all our youth.
 
Romero leads off with a double down the right field line.
Knighten popped to center.
Miller walked
Aviu fly to right. Romero and Miller moved up. The right fielder fell over the fence making the catch. But, they sent Romero back to third.
Self flied to deep left.

Edit: Apparently, since the outfield fences are temporary, play stops if the outfielder tumbles over the fence making a catch.

Oregon State
leadoff triple by Arriola, an outstanding hitter.
line out to second
anthony popped to left
Hampton struck out swinging
0-0 after one
 
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Lea Wodach hits her third home run of the year to left center. That is the third deep fly in a row. 1-0
Pendley struck out looking
Montgomery popped to third
Arnold hit by pitch
Romero flied to right
1-0

Oregon State
Manewa doubled to center (Pendley may have misplayed it)
Everett grounded to pitcher
Weeks strikes out swinging
shafer strikes out swinging
1-0

Thus far, every inning has been started by an extra-base hit for both teams.
 
Third
Knighten strikes out swinging
Miller pops to first
Aviu walked
Self singled to center, aviu to third
wodach popped to first
1-0

Oregon State
Garcia doubled to center (pop up that dropped)
Arriola fouled out to Montgomery
Lopez homered to left center 1-2
anthony struck out swinging
Hampton grounded to pitcher
1-2
 
Fourth
Pendley grounded to second
Montgomery struck out swinging
arnold bunt single to third
Romero flied to deep left
1-2

Oregon State
Manewa doubled to left center
Everett struck out swinging, catcher to first (#5)
Weeks struck out swinging
shafer doubled to left, Manewa scored 1-3
Self unassisted on ground ball by Garcia
1-3
All six Oregon State hits have been extra bases, four lead-off.
 
Fifth
Knighten grounded to first
Miller to second on an easy bunt hit, threw it away by pitcher.
aviu strikes out swinging
Self walked
Wodach hit a two-run double off the wall in left center scoring Miller and Self 3-3
Nirschl pinch hits for Pendley, walks

Hatfield pinch hit for Montgomery, grounded to short
3-3

Oregon State
Arriola flies to deep left (no extra-base hit for leadoff)
Lopez flied to left
Anthony walked
Hampton grounded to short, unassisted.
3-3
 
Sixth
Arnold doubled down the left field line
Romero popped to short
Clifton in for Knighten, walked
Miller grounded to short, arnold to third, Clifton to second.
aviu grounded to second.
3-3

Oregon State
Manewa grounded to Self
Everett fouled out to Montgomery
Weeks grounded to second
3-3
 
Seventh
Paige had a three-pitch sixth
Self flied to left
wodach hits an inside the park home run, Lea has driven in all four runs.
Pendley struck out swinging
Montgomery struck out
4-3

Shafer doubled to left
Garcia grounded to catcher
Arriola flied to right
Lopez intentionally walked
anthony walk off three run home run 4-6
 
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Stevens appears to be back. In each of the three games that we have lost, Paige allowed a key home run. In every case, I think it was fatigue. She can go five. I'm not sure she can go more in one day.
 
I doubt Paige is as sharp as she has been. She is having a hard time throwing strikes. Her first pitch is rarely a strike and, even when she strikes out a batter it is often at a full count. She is throwing a lot of balls compared to strikes.
 
Already down to Mich, 1-0. I'm afraid this game could get ugly.
 
2-0 after two. OU has put a runner on in each inning, but couldn't get her around.
 
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