State softball: Crawford vs. Alpine http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=207ebad11c/height=//width= Thu, 31 May 2012 23:49:13 GMT Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:20:03 GMT 1 en-us <![CDATA[5:55 Wacotrib.com staff]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 23:55:56 GMT We're hearing the Crawford-Alpine game won't start until 6:45. We'll just hang tight 'til then. ]]> <![CDATA[6:37 Comment From Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 0:37:03 GMT <![CDATA[6:38 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 0:38:22 GMT It's a cool 89 degrees out here, and there's a nice breeze coming through the press box, but the flags in center field are almost laying all the way down. Strange. ]]> <![CDATA[6:39 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 0:39:01 GMT The starting lineups are being introduced on the field, so I'll give them to you here.

For visting Crawford
Jessica Tomchesson CF
Tori Phillips LF
Morgan Groppe 2B
Sydney Christensen C
Leah Brown 3B
Cheyenne Fisk SS
Kirsten Goodwin 1B
Kait Westfeld DP
Cameron Cale RF
Carrigan Chambers Flex/P

For homestanding Alpine
Sydney McCallister 3B
Christine Graham CF
Lauren Hardin P
Mary Catherine Saenz C
Ryan Hardin SS
Helen Morrow 1B
Dominique Portillo LF
Becky Ruiz 2B
Erin Gallego RF ]]> <![CDATA[6:44 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 0:44:49 GMT The Lady Bucks are going through their warmups for the first inning, Jessica Tomchesson is striding to the plate, and we're just about ready to get this championship game started. ]]> <![CDATA[6:45 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 0:45:56 GMT Tomchesson chops the first pitch she sees high in the air on the third-base side for an infield single. Not a bad start for the Lady Pirates, getting their speedster on. ]]> <![CDATA[6:47 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 0:47:49 GMT Count runs full to Tori Phillips. She's tried to lay down a bunt twice. Now she swings away and hits a sharp grounder to shortstop, and Alpine gets Tomchesson on the fielder's choice at second. One down, Phillips on first. ]]> <![CDATA[6:49 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 0:49:10 GMT Morgan Groppe hits a one-hopper back to the pitcher, and she turns for the fielder's choice at second. Groppe on first, two outs, Sydney Christensen at the plate. ]]> <![CDATA[6:50 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 0:50:05 GMT Christensen goes down swinging, and it's no runs, one hit, no errors, one left in the top of the first. Crawford 0, Alpine coming up. ]]> <![CDATA[6:52 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 0:52:58 GMT Carrigan Chambers' first pitch of the state final is a strike over the outside corner. The second to Sydney McCallister is rolled over to shortstop for the first out. ]]> <![CDATA[6:53 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 0:53:06 GMT That brings Christina Graham to the plate. ]]> <![CDATA[6:53 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 0:53:57 GMT If you're wondering, and I'm betting you're not, our first "Come on, Blue" came on the third pitch of the game. I had the over/under set at seven, so those of you who had the under, congratulations. ]]> <![CDATA[6:54 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 0:54:31 GMT Chambers fans Graham for her first strikeout of the state tournament. Two down, nobody on, Lauren Hardin at bat. ]]> <![CDATA[6:55 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 0:55:37 GMT All of a sudden, Chambers is a strikeout pitcher. She gets Hardin on three pitches, and the Lady Bucks go 1-2-3 in the first. ]]> <![CDATA[6:55 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 0:55:55 GMT Leah Brown, Cheyenne Fisk and Kirsten Goodwin due up for Crawford. ]]> <![CDATA[6:58 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 0:58:08 GMT Brown hits a hard line drive, but right at the second baseman. One down, Cheyenne Fisk to the plate. ]]> <![CDATA[6:59 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 0:59:04 GMT Fisk is out on a pop up in foul territory near the first-base bag. Two down, Kirsten Goodwin up. ]]> <![CDATA[7:00 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:00:16 GMT Goodwin is jammed and hits a soft one-hopper to shortstop. It's taken care of easily, and it's a 1-2-3 second for the Lady Pirates. We're scoreless after one and a half. ]]> <![CDATA[7:00 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:00:45 GMT Mary Catherine Saenz, Ryan Hardin and Helen Morrow due up for Alpine. ]]> <![CDATA[7:03 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:03:02 GMT Saenz is Chambers' third straight strikeout victim. The ball squirts away from Christensen, but she easily gets it to first in time for the out. Ryan Hardin now at the dish. ]]> <![CDATA[7:03 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:03:30 GMT A weak ground ball to Leah Brown at third is handled with no drama, and there's two down for Helen Morrow. ]]> <![CDATA[7:05 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:05:20 GMT Chambers' fourth strikeout ends the second inning. Zeros across for the Lady Bucks (is that a contradiction?) in the frame. Still scoreless after two complete. ]]> <![CDATA[7:05 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:05:42 GMT Chambers is painting the outside corner time and time again, and Alpine has come up with no answer for it as of yet. ]]> <![CDATA[7:06 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:06:05 GMT In the third, Crawford will send Kait Westerfeld, Cameron Cale and then back to the top of the lineup and Jessica Tomchesson. ]]> <![CDATA[7:06 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:06:52 GMT A bobble and a bad throw from Alpine shortstop Ryan Hardin allow Westerfeld to reach safely. ]]> <![CDATA[7:07 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:07:35 GMT Cale grounds out to the pitcher, but Westerfeld moves to second. That gives Jessica Tomchesson a shot with the first runner of the game in scoring position. ]]> <![CDATA[7:08 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:08:19 GMT A called third strike on the outside corner sends Tomchesson back to the dugout. Two down, Westerfeld on second. ]]> <![CDATA[7:09 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:09:00 GMT Tori Phillips picks up her teammate and plates the game's first run on a base hit to left-center field. It's 1-0 Lady Pirates. ]]> <![CDATA[7:09 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:09:42 GMT Morgan Groppe pops out in foul territory behind home plate to end the inning. One run, one hit, one error, one left on. It's 1-0 Lady Pirates after two and a half. ]]> <![CDATA[7:11 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:11:00 GMT Dominique Portillo, Becky Ruiz and Erin Gallego set to bat this inning for Alpine. ]]> <![CDATA[7:11 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:11:54 GMT Portillo goes fishing on an outside pitch, and Chambers has strikeout No. 5 in the first seven batters she's faced. ]]> <![CDATA[7:14 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:14:21 GMT Ruiz hits a slow roller that's gobbled up by Leah Brown at third for an easy second out. Erin Gallego is up next. ]]> <![CDATA[7:15 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:15:41 GMT Kirsten Goodwin fields a slow roller from Gallego with her foot on first base for the third out. Nothing doing for Alpine in the third. We got to the fourth with Crawford leading, 1-0. ]]> <![CDATA[7:16 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:16:18 GMT Crawford will have the middle of the order up in Sydney Christensen, Leah Brown and Cheyenne Fisk. ]]> <![CDATA[7:17 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:17:40 GMT Christensen rips a double over the centerfielder's head for a leadoff double on the first pitch she sees. Ann-Marie Dunlap will courtesy run for Christensen. ]]> <![CDATA[7:18 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:18:19 GMT Brown's high popup is taken in by the second baseman for the first out. It's Cheyenne Fisk's turn at the plate. ]]> <![CDATA[7:20 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:20:40 GMT Fisk hits a ground ball to third. Dunlap is caught too far off second and is out in a rundown. Fisk on first, two outs, for Kirsten Goodwin. ]]> <![CDATA[7:21 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:21:40 GMT Goodwin's looper to second falls just in front of the second baseman, who flips just in time to get the out at first. No runs, one hit, no errors, one left. We're going to the bottom of the fourth, Crawford leading, 1-0. ]]> <![CDATA[7:24 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:24:31 GMT Top of the order, Sydney McCallister, Christina Graham and Lauren Hardin up for Alpine in the fourth. ]]> <![CDATA[7:24 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:24:45 GMT McCallister draws a leadoff walk and is Alpine's first baserunner. ]]> <![CDATA[7:25 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:25:08 GMT Christina Graham up for Alpine. ]]> <![CDATA[7:26 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:26:13 GMT Morgan Groppe fields and fires quickly to first, but her throw is off and Graham is safe. Both runners move up 60 feet on the error, so it's second and third with no outs and Lauren Hardin at the plate. ]]> <![CDATA[7:27 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:27:49 GMT Hardin goes down swinging. That's a big out for the Lady Pirates. Mary Catherine Saenz is up next. ]]> <![CDATA[7:28 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:28:58 GMT The squeeze bunt is successful and ties the game, as McCallister comes home. That'll be the Lady Bucks' first hit. Graham goes to third, and Saenz takes second when nobody covers the base. ]]> <![CDATA[7:29 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:29:06 GMT Ryan Hardin up to bat. ]]> <![CDATA[7:30 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:30:47 GMT Hardin hits a slow roller that Chambers fields and fires to first for the out. Graham tries to sneak home, but she's out by 5 feet. A HUGE double play for Crawford keeps the game tied at 1 going to the fifth. ]]> <![CDATA[7:31 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:31:36 GMT Kait Westerfeld, Cameron Cale and Jessica Tomchesson, 8-9-1, due up for Crawford. ]]> <![CDATA[7:33 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:33:23 GMT Westerfeld goes down swinging for the first out. That will bring Cameron Cale to the plate. ]]> <![CDATA[7:34 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:34:03 GMT Cale lofts a lazy fly ball to center, and it's taken easily. Tomchesson comes to bat. She's 1-for-2 today. ]]> <![CDATA[7:35 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:35:34 GMT Tomchesson draws a walk, and Tori Phillips will hit. ]]> <![CDATA[7:36 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:36:26 GMT Phillips hits a high one-hopper to shortstop, and it's fielded cleanly for the third out. No runs, no hits, no errors, one left. We're tied going to the bottom of the fifth, 1-1. ]]> <![CDATA[7:37 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:37:58 GMT Helen Moorow, Dominique Portillo and Becky Ruiz due up for Alpine. ]]> <![CDATA[7:39 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:39:37 GMT Morrow goes down swinging on, take a guess, an outside pitch. Chambers' seventh strikeout. ]]> <![CDATA[7:40 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:40:23 GMT For the first time tonight, Alpine gets a ball to the outfield. It falls in for a single in center field off the bat of Dominique Portillo. ]]> <![CDATA[7:41 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:41:06 GMT Well, well, we have a niftily turned double play, 5-4-3, around the horn, on a grounder by Becky Ruiz. That'll do it for Alpine in the fifth. No runs, one hit, no errors, none left. We go to the sixth, all knotted up at 1. ]]> <![CDATA[7:41 Comment From Clint]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:41:28 GMT <![CDATA[7:41 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:41:55 GMT Morgan Groppe, Sydney Christensen and Leah Brown to bat this inning for Crawford. ]]> <![CDATA[7:42 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:42:47 GMT Groppe hits a chopper right off the end of the pitcher's glove and into center field for a base hit. One on, nobody out, for Sydney Christensen. She's 1-for-2 with a double. ]]> <![CDATA[7:44 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:44:22 GMT Christensen hits it hard, but right at the rightfielder for the first out. No advance by Groppe, and Leah Brown is up. ]]> <![CDATA[7:45 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:45:15 GMT A chopper from Brown gets under Ryan Hardin's glove and shortstop for an error. Runners on first and second, one out, for Cheyenne Fisk. ]]> <![CDATA[7:46 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:46:36 GMT Fisk it out on a lazy fly ball to right. Groppe tagged and went about halfway before turning around and going back. She would've made third easily as no throw was coming in quickly. Two outs, first and second, for Kirsten Goodwin. ]]> <![CDATA[7:47 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:47:36 GMT Goodwin slaps a single through a vacated right side (not real sure where the second baseman was going). Groppe comes around to score the go-ahead run. Runners on the corners, two outs, for Kait Westerfeld, with Crawford back in the lead, 2-1. ]]> <![CDATA[7:48 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:48:35 GMT Westerfeld grounds out weakly to shortstop, but the Lady Pirates do some damage and lead 2-1 going to the bottom of the sixth. One run, two hits, one error, two left. ]]> <![CDATA[7:49 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:49:23 GMT Erin Gallego, then back to the top for Sydney McCallister and Christina Graham to bat for Alpine. ]]> <![CDATA[7:50 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:50:03 GMT One pitch, one out as Gallego hits a pop up back to Chambers. Sydney McCallister is up, she walked and scored last time. ]]> <![CDATA[7:50 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:50:28 GMT That outside part of the plate has been there for Chambers all night. Even when she's missing, Alpine is having a hard time laying off of it. ]]> <![CDATA[7:51 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:51:20 GMT McCallister lofts a fly ball to right field, and Cameron Cale comes in and makes a nice running catch. Two down, nobody on, for Christina Graham. ]]> <![CDATA[7:53 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:53:03 GMT A Lauren Hardin flare on the left side is hauled in by Cheyenne Fisk in shallow left field. Crawford is three outs away, leading 2-1 going to the seventh.. ]]> <![CDATA[7:53 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:53:23 GMT Cameron Cale, Jessica Tomchesson and Tori Phillips due up for Crawford in the seventh. ]]> <![CDATA[7:54 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:54:09 GMT Cale hits a sharp line drive that is taken on a short hop at second base for the first out. ]]> <![CDATA[7:54 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:54:45 GMT We just received our slips to select the game's MVP. I don't really have a point to that, just thought you'd like to know. ]]> <![CDATA[7:54 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:54:57 GMT Jessica Tomchesson (1-for-2 with a walk) is at the plate. ]]> <![CDATA[7:56 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:56:27 GMT Tomchesson watches strike three sail across the plate. Two down, Tori Phillips at bat. ]]> <![CDATA[7:56 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:56:56 GMT Phillips finds the hole on the left side for a single, and that'll bring Morgan Groppe to the plate. ]]> <![CDATA[7:57 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 1:57:51 GMT Groppe hits a high fly ball to right that goes over the fielder's head. It rolls all the way to the wall for an RBI triple. It's 3-1 Lady Pirates, and Sydney Christensen is at the plate looking to give them more. ]]> <![CDATA[8:00 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:00:45 GMT Christensen delivers a sharp single up the middle, and it's 4-1 Lady Pirates. Some GIGANTIC insurance runs. Ann-Marie Dunlap on to run for Christensen, as Leah Brown comes to the plate. ]]> <![CDATA[8:01 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:01:46 GMT Brown launches one to center, over the fielder's head and one-hops the 220-foot sign. It's an RBI double and a 5-1 Lady Pirate lead as Dunlap scores easily from first. ]]> <![CDATA[8:02 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:02:04 GMT You can tell the Crawford batters are relaxed right now with the lead in the seventh. ]]> <![CDATA[8:02 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:02:24 GMT They're just swinging for the fences and not coming up too far short. ]]> <![CDATA[8:02 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:02:36 GMT Cheyenne Fisk is at the dish. ]]> <![CDATA[8:03 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:03:13 GMT Fisk is safe at first on a chopper when the second baseman allows the ball to play her. First and third for Kirsten Goodwin. ]]> <![CDATA[8:05 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:05:14 GMT Goodwin hits a one-hopper to first that's taken to the bag. That'll do it for the seventh, but three runs, four hits, one error and two left. It's 5-1 as Alpine takes its last chance. ]]> <![CDATA[8:06 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:06:13 GMT Lauren Hardin, Mary Catherine Saenz and Ryan Hardin to bat. That's 3-4-5 in the order. ]]> <![CDATA[8:07 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:07:29 GMT Chambers goes to the outside well again, and it works again. Hardin goes down swinging. The Crawford fans are chanting "Two more outs." ]]> <![CDATA[8:07 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:07:44 GMT Mary Catherine Saenz (I keep wanting to type in Gallagher for her last name) is at the plate. ]]> <![CDATA[8:08 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:08:05 GMT The count is 0-2. ]]> <![CDATA[8:08 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:08:34 GMT A fouled bunt attempt for the third strike on Saenz, and the Lady Bucks are down to their last out. ]]> <![CDATA[8:08 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:08:57 GMT Ryan Hardin is at the plate, and the Crawford fans are all on their feet. Actually, to be fair, so are all the Alpine fans. ]]> <![CDATA[8:09 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:09:02 GMT The count is 1-1. ]]> <![CDATA[8:09 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:09:12 GMT Outside, ball 2. ]]> <![CDATA[8:09 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:09:29 GMT Foul ball, 2-2. ]]> <![CDATA[8:10 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:10:07 GMT Hardin lines it right back to Chambers. She hauls it in, and Crawford is the Class 2A softball state champion. ]]> <![CDATA[8:10 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:10:30 GMT The Lady Pirates swarm out of the dugout, and it's hugs and smiles all around. ]]> <![CDATA[8:11 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:11:38 GMT Just an absolutely amazing season for these Lady Pirates, as a nice show of sportsmanship from the Alpine coach, calling Crawford to join his team around second base for a prayer circle. ]]> <![CDATA[8:12 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:12:50 GMT that breaks up, and the celebration resumes. The lady Pirates finish 36-2, with their only losses coming to Huntsville (Class 4A, I believe) and China Spring (3A). ]]> <![CDATA[8:13 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:13:41 GMT Alpine is receiving its silver medals, and Crawford is being draped with its golds. We'll have the MVP announcement coming up shortly. ]]> <![CDATA[8:15 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:15:06 GMT While we wait for that, here's the final line score.
Crawford 5, Alpine 1
C: 0010013 — 5 9 1
A: 0001000 — 1 2 3
Winning pitcher is Carrigan Chambers. She moves to 20-1. The losing pitcher is Lauren Hardin, who falls to 28-5. ]]> <![CDATA[8:16 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:16:10 GMT The 2A MVP award goes to Crawford's Carrigan Chambers, who looks absolutely shocked. She shouldn't be after allowing one run and striking out seven (I believe). A great performance from her, today and throughout the season. ]]> <![CDATA[8:17 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:17:04 GMT Chambers is still standing there on the first-base line with an unbelieving look on her face as she tries to catch her breath. By the way, it was nine strikeouts for Chambers. ]]> <![CDATA[8:17 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:17:44 GMT Crawford receives its trophy and will now head to the UIL logo in center field to take a team picture. ]]> <![CDATA[8:18 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:18:39 GMT While they do that, I'll finish up the blog by saying congratulations to coach Kirk Allen and the young Lady Pirates, who will lose only two seniors in Kirsten Goodwin and Kait Westerfeld from this year's team. They'll be locked an loaded for a repeat run. ]]> <![CDATA[8:19 Jason Orts]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:19:42 GMT Thanks to everybody who joined us for Crawford the last two days and West this morning. Don't forget we'll be here at noon tomorrow for the Class 4A semifinal between Midway and Smithson Valley. For now, so long everybody. Thanks for reading and have a fantastic night. ]]> <![CDATA[8:20 ]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 2:20:03 GMT 
 
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