2008 Woodie Awards
Softball owns Californians
Jessica Columbo
Issue date: 3/23/07 Section: Sports
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The Logger softball team was working hard this week, battling Linfield twice then flying to Orange County to tournament with some of California's best. Although their batting couldn't compare to the hard hitting Wildcats. UPS fared well down south, going 6-1 in the Sun West Tournament play. Their only loss came to #13 ranked Chapman University.
UPS was 4-0 on the season coming into last Saturday's away game against Linfield. And through the first two innings, both teams battled, giving and gaining no runs off of few hits. It wasn't until third and fourth that Wildcat bats really lit up. Off of a combined five singles, one stolen base, and one Logger error, the inning ended with Linfield leading 5-0.
Unfortunately their aggressive offense only gained momentum into the fourth, when the Wildcats started swinging big. Linfield nailed three singles, two doubles, and a triple. A walk and a Logger error sealed their opponent's victory. The game ended by a disappointing score of 0-13.
The second game of the day proved even less successful for UPS. Again, the Loggers held off the Wildcat offense until the third and fourth innings. Linfield bombarded the UPS defense with singles and doubles. A passed ball allowed another score, and multiple walks gave up easy runs to the opponent. The Loggers couldn't make contact themselves, and the game ended 0-15.
Sunday Mar. 11, UPS had another try at the strong Wildcat squad. This time they wouldn't go down without a fight. Although Linfield showed another solid day at the plate, UPS came out quick with a 2-run homerun by senior Lindsay Fujita. The rest of the Logger team couldn't back up Fujita's connection, and the third Linfield game ended 2-12.
The Loggers showed strength and tenacity in their last game of the series against the Wildcats. Not to be deterred by their previous meetings, freshman Hilary Rice started the game off with a solid double to left field. After Fujita was hit by a pitch, senior Annie Buxton followed up with a single, and the inning concluded with two UPS runs.
UPS was 4-0 on the season coming into last Saturday's away game against Linfield. And through the first two innings, both teams battled, giving and gaining no runs off of few hits. It wasn't until third and fourth that Wildcat bats really lit up. Off of a combined five singles, one stolen base, and one Logger error, the inning ended with Linfield leading 5-0.
Unfortunately their aggressive offense only gained momentum into the fourth, when the Wildcats started swinging big. Linfield nailed three singles, two doubles, and a triple. A walk and a Logger error sealed their opponent's victory. The game ended by a disappointing score of 0-13.
The second game of the day proved even less successful for UPS. Again, the Loggers held off the Wildcat offense until the third and fourth innings. Linfield bombarded the UPS defense with singles and doubles. A passed ball allowed another score, and multiple walks gave up easy runs to the opponent. The Loggers couldn't make contact themselves, and the game ended 0-15.
Sunday Mar. 11, UPS had another try at the strong Wildcat squad. This time they wouldn't go down without a fight. Although Linfield showed another solid day at the plate, UPS came out quick with a 2-run homerun by senior Lindsay Fujita. The rest of the Logger team couldn't back up Fujita's connection, and the third Linfield game ended 2-12.
The Loggers showed strength and tenacity in their last game of the series against the Wildcats. Not to be deterred by their previous meetings, freshman Hilary Rice started the game off with a solid double to left field. After Fujita was hit by a pitch, senior Annie Buxton followed up with a single, and the inning concluded with two UPS runs.
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