Stevens buckles down to give T-Birds first league victory
Mar. 31—BOX SCORE At Tumwater HS THUNDERBIRDS 6, HIGHCLIMBERS 4 Shelton000 000 4 — 4 Tumwater211 011 X — 6 SHEL Highlights — R. Rowland 1-4, 3B, 2 RBI; McFarland 1-3, R TUM Pitching — Stevens 7 IP, 6 H, 4 R (0 ER), 3 BB, 15 SO.
Highlights — McCartney 3-3, 2B, R, SB; Foos 1-2, RBI; Barrett 2-3, 2B, R, BB For six shutout innings, Tumwater High School pitcher Sarah Stevens was in the midst of a ...
Mar. 31—BOX SCORE At Tumwater HS THUNDERBIRDS 6, HIGHCLIMBERS 4 Shelton000 000 4 — 4 Tumwater211 011 X — 6 SHEL Highlights — R. Rowland 1-4, 3B, 2 RBI; McFarland 1-3, R TUM Pitching — Stevens 7 IP, 6 H, 4 R (0 ER), 3 BB, 15 SO.
Highlights — McCartney 3-3, 2B, R, SB; Foos 1-2, RBI; Barrett 2-3, 2B, R, BB For six shutout innings, Tumwater High School pitcher Sarah Stevens was in the midst of a standout performance with 12 strikeouts and only three walks given up. The southpaw got into some trouble in the seventh, but was able to keep Shelton at bay and give the T-Birds a 6-4 triumph on Monday night. Two of Tumwater's three errors came in the seventh, which allowed two runners to score.
Riley Rowland laced a two-run triple and cut the margin to two runs. Stevens capped her 15-strikeout performance by sending the tying run at the plate back to the dugout in three pitches. The T-Birds (3-2, 1-2 EvCo) nickeled and dimed their way to a 6-0 lead behind two runs in the first and a run each over the next four of five frames.