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The Springfield Sun B1 April 8, 2009
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The Springfield Sun
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
District 19
Reaching for a win records
BOYS BASEBALL
Bethlehem 5-3 / (1-0)
Nelson Co. 3-3 / (0-0)
Washington Co. 3-4 / (0-1)
Bardstown 1-4 /(0-0)
GIRLS SOFTBALL
Nelson Co. 2-4 / (1-0)
Bethlehem 1-3 / (0-0)
Bardstown 0-1 / (0-0)
Washington Co. 0-4 / (0-1)
A true
national
holiday
As her Commanderette teammates look on, Washington
County senior Amber Taylor reaches to make contact against JIMMIE
Campbellsville last Wednesday. The Commanderettes fell to EARLS
the Lady Eagles 10-6.
Photo by Jimmie Earls From Left
Field
hits. The Commanderettes
By Jimmie Earls Campbellsville
got on the board as
WC hosted the Lady
Sun Sports Writer
W ell, it’s April 8 and that
Linda Libby walked and
Eagles last Tuesday to
means that 45 years ago, I
advanced to second on a
“It’s the little things.” open their home schedule. came kicking and scream-
passed pall. A single by
You hear that cliché all It was an uphill battle ing into the world, and it
Kelly Hill knocked Libby
the time, but for the and the Commanderettes hasn’t been the same since.
in to make the score 7-1
Washington County found some energy late And since I get my birthday
Campbellsville.
Commanderettes, it hap- in the game, but it wasn’t off with pay, I plan to spend
pens to be true. Little enough to pull out a win Kelty held the Lady it in Cincinnati rubbing
things like missing a tag as Campbellsville went Eagles to just one hit in shoulders with the Reds
or cut-off here and there home with a 10-6 victory. the fourth as Washington and Mets. I have to men-
are adding up to big trou- County looked to hold tion that in this column to
The Commanderettes
ble for ladies. Campbellsville from justify the media pass. Just
found themselves
inflicting further dam-
The team is off to an kidding! I’m actually on
in an early hole as
age.
0-4 start after dropping assignment for a story for
Campbellsville scored
next week. Now that was
home games against three runs in the top Three errors by the
the part I needed to men-
Campbellsville and being of the first off starting Lady Eagles helped WC
tion to justify the pass.
no-hit by Nelson County pitcher Jaclyn Kelty. Two get another run in the
last week. WC errors also contrib- fourth, but WC exploded Thank goodness baseball
uted to the deficit. season is here. It’s the true
for three runs in the fifth
The team spirit was
Sophomore pitcher Jaclyn Kelty wheels and deals on the sign of spring. W made it
e
with RBI singles by Hill,
there as they cheered each The Lady Eagles added
mound for the Commanderettes against Campbellsville. through a gloomy winter
Pooh Railey and Olivia
other on from the dugout, four more runs in the top
and the smell of popcorn,
Thompson. WC chipped
but the Commanderettes Photo by Jimmie Earls
of the second to take a 7-0
hot dogs and beer fill the
away at Campbellsville’s
continue to search for a lead.
air. And that’s just in my
lead as they trailed 7-5
way going to turn things
more runs in the top of the seventh frame.
Kelty settled down man cave at home!
after five innings.
around on the field and
the sixth inning, and WC
in the third, allowing
start racking up some The Lady Eagles pad- trailed 9-5 heading into
Campbellsville only two See GIRLS, Page B3 See Holiday , Page B3
wins. ded their lead with two
Rough week for Commanders
By Jimmie Earls
Sun Sports Writer
One week you’re hot,
the next week you’re not.
If anyone ever had doubts
that baseball is a game
of streaks, they haven’t
followed the Washington
County Commanders the
past couple of weeks.
After starting off the
season with three consecu-
SCC catcher Mary Kate Hayes smacks a three-run homer
tive wins, the Commanders
in the bottom of the first inning against Lindsay Wilson last
have dropped four straight
Thursday.
with losses last week
against Russell County, Photo by Jimmie Earls
Boyle County, Bethlehem
and Marion County.
WC hosted Russell
St. Catharine softball
County last Tuesday and
took a 13-3 defeat from the
Lakers for their first loss
hits five-game skid
of the season. Thursday,
WC traveled to Boyle
County, where they lost to
the Rebels 6-1, falling to a
3-2 record on the season.
Conference. “Our pitching
SCC Sports
F r i d ay, the
wasn’t as good as it has
Commanders began dis- Information been but that is what hap-
trict play as they vis-
The week started out pens when you play the
ited Bethlehem. The
well enough for Holly best, and Campbellsville
Commanders took an Washington County’s Ben Bishop (10) slides into home ahead of the throw while team- Smith’s St. Catharine is definitely the best in the
early 1-0 lead in the top
mate Matthew Osborne (16) watches during district baseball action against Bethlehem College softball team. The conference.”
of the first, but the Eagles
Patriots split a conference
last Friday in Bardstown. The Commanders fell to the Eagles 9-6 to drop their third
tied it up in the bottom After dropping a 7-0
doubleheader at Pikeville
straight game.
of the inning. On the decision in the opener at
on Tuesday and returned
mound, WC’s Tyler Smith Pikeville (12-16, 5-7) the
Photo by Peter W. Zubaty/Landmark News Service home to take the opener of
and Bethlehem’s Tommy Patriots bounced back to
a twin bill against confer-
Manion settled into a win the second game 5-3.
ence foe Lindsey Wilson on
fifth when Bethlehem was made some noise of their plate for their final at-
pitching duel for the sec- With the score tied 3-3
Thursday. But they dropped
able to capitalize on some own in the top of the bats.
ond and third innings as in the top of the seventh
the second game Thursday
Commander errors and sixth as a two-RBI single
neither team were able to WC started to put inning Jessica Rickett’s
and then were swept in
managed to load the bases. by Tyler Coulter helped
plate any runs. something together in squeeze bunt scored Laura
doubleheaders at Brescia
The Eagles rallied for six WC tack four runs on the the seventh with a pair of Mattingly and then Kasie
In the top of the fourth, and Campbellsville on
runs in the frame, high- board to draw within one singles off Eagle reliever Prather blasted a home
Washington County Saturday and Sunday.
lighted by a two-RBI dou- run. Seth Clark, but with one run for the final margin.
went ahead 2-1 as Joseph ble from Brian Crabtree “We really didn’t play
Bethlehem added a out, the Commanders hit Shay Mangan was the win-
Hamilton took over for and an RBI single by that bad in any of them,”
pair of insurance runs in into a game-ending double ning pitcher.
Smith. Corey Monin to take a 7-2 said Smith whose Patriots
the bottom of the sixth play.
lead into the sixth.
Things stayed quiet are now 20-18 overall
to take a 9-6 lead as the See SKID , Page B2
See BOYS, B3
until the bottom of the and 6-6 in the Mid-South
Washington County Commanders came to the
SPORTS SCHEDULE
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
9 10 11 12 13
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WC Baseball Vs. Simon Kenton WC Baseball Vs. Campbellsville
WC Baseball Vs. Lincoln Co. WC Baseball Vs. Woodford Co.
SCC Baseball Vs. Union College WC Baseball Vs. Bethlehem
3 p.m. @ SCC 8 p.m. @ Woodford Co. 5:30 p.m. @ Tom Bystrek Field
5:30 p.m. @ Lincoln Co. 5:30 p.m. @ Woodford Co. 5:30 p.m. @ Tom Bystrek Field
SCC Softball Vs. Asbury College SCC Baseball Vs. Campbellsville WC Softball Vs. Nelson Co. SCC Softball Vs. Campbellsville
SCC Baseball Vs. Campbellsville
WC Softball Vs. Mercer Co.
3 p.m. @ SCC 1 p.m. @ SCC 5:30 p.m. @ Nelson Co. 2 p.m. @ SCC
1 p.m. @ SCC
5:30 p.m. @ Mercer Co.
SCC Softball Vs. Rochester Col. SCC Baseball Vs. Asbury Col.
SCC Softball Vs. Georgetown
SCC Softball Vs. Union Col.
1 p.m. @ SCC 2 p.m. @ Asbury College
1 p.m. @ Georgetown College
2 p.m. @ SCC