Sandpoint Softball v. Lakeland 5.11.07 "District Playoffs"

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WOW, the 6th time was a charm! Better to peak late in our games with league rivals the Lakeland Hawks and advance in the district playoffs than win a bunch against them during the season and get knocked out of play like we did to them. Gems all over the diamond, way to many to cover in this brief space I have here. Molly Givens was brilliant on the mound going the distance for the Bulldogs and proved why shes going to anchor Sandpoints pitching staff for 3 more years. Our gloves didnt let us down and the one bad inning that always seemed to knock the wind out of our sails didnt show up Friday. Taking a 3 run lead into the 6th inning only to have Lakeland tie the game in the 7th was an all too familiar unwelcome site. But as I said before, peaking late is way better than early because the Lady Bulldogs bats came out blasting in extra innings putting up a 5 spot to pull away from the Hawks once and for all ending their season. That fabulous game gave Sandpoint the honor to advance and play the mighty Moscow Bear the next day. More on that game later. Way to go ladies, I know Im not alone in wishing you all luck in Moscow and congratulations on a great playoff win.

Introducing the 2007 Sandpoint High School varsity softball team.

I’ve been meaning to get to this for a while.

12th grade Macaela Brady catcher "Captain"
12th grade Kyra Crabb center field/pitcher "Captain"
12th grade Stephanie Ferguson 3rd base
12th grade Lindsay Ownes 1st base
12th grade Brinda Bunn outfield/2nd base
11th grade Sara Murphy pitcher/out field
11th grade Amanda Rodriguez outfield
10th grade Kim Guercio 2nd base/short stop
10th grade Nicole Adams outfield
10th grade Hillary Nusbaum outfield/catcher
9th grade Molly Givens pitcher/short stop
9th grade Rachel Hammack Short stop/pitcher

Sandpoint Softball v. Kellogg 4.16.07

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My 200 plus mile round trip drive to the Silver Valley was well worth it. The Bulldogs rocked Kellogg High with more hits in this pair of games that Ive ever had the pleasure to watch. The coach looked like a windmill with his waving arm in the coaching box at third. Im sure he had a sore arm after this double header. Our hitters hit, our pitchers worked the corners of the plate keeping the opposition off balance all day and our fielders looked like vacuum cleaners scooping up everything that was hit their way. We clearly hit our mid season stride today and we all hope these 2 wins laid the ground work for the second half of the season. For all of the Bulldog fans who couldn't make it to the game, this is for you. Enjoy!!!

Sandpoint Softball v. Moscow 4.14.07

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The ladies brought out their bats today, just not enough of them. Rain dampened the day but not the sprits of the lady Bulldogs. Even though we dropped the game to our division rivals, we gained the confidence that when we see the Bears at Districts the score and the out come will be a different manner. Hang in there ladies, were all proud of you.

Sandpoint Softball v. CDA 4.13.07

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Finally, our first home game of the 2007 season, it was nice to be home. The gals showed some of their finest defensive skills of the year but their bats didnt come out to play. Nonetheless, it was great watching our areas finest female ball players play in front of a hometown crowd.

Sandpoint Softball v. Lakeland 3.29.07

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Wow! The gals played nearly flawlessly through 6 innings at Lakeland Thursday. For the first time all season we led going deep into the game. Molly threw hard and hit Mac's glove no matter where the catcher placed it. Mixing in her change-up kept the Lakeland batters guessing for most of the afternoon. This freshman is going to have a great career for the Bulldogs. With the exception of the one fly ball that cleared the fences, our outfield got to everything that was hit their way. Our infield played with mid season form, keeping the ball in front of them nearly all afternoon. Our senior catcher Macaela proved again why base runners almost never test her arm and why even balls in the dirt don't faze her. That said, games go seven innings and Lakeland found the bottom of the sixth to their liking and put up 7 runs on Sandpoint to take a 9-3 win. Its still a very young season and even with the lose, Im sure the girls confidence level soared.

Sandpoint Softball v. CDA 3.26.07

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The ladies traveled to Coeur d'Alene to play the Vikings even though it was our home game. Yes, the fields at Travers Parks were still too wet to play on. I wonder if the lady Bulldogs ever went through an entire season without playing at home because of field conditions? CDA must have learned from beating us by the score of only 2-1 at the Post Falls mini tourney a few weeks back because this time they threw their star pitcher, Jenna DeLong at us. She will probably be the best arm we see all year. Having only a handful of days on practicing on a grass surface didnt seem to hurt the girls defensively. They played a near flawless defensive game. The mental mistakes of an early season didnt seem to follow them to Coeur dAlene. Im sure that once their bats take hold the final score will reflect it. CDA 10 Sandpoint 0