The Bobcat Softball team looked as dominant as Saturday's performance defeating the Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions 10-0 in game one of the double-header action on Sunday.
Things started off pretty easy on the mound for Sr. Katie Garnett who put down the first three batters she faced in the first inning. Garnett has been one of the two rotating Bobcat pitchers who has been confusing hitters left and right with the stellar play all season long. With Garnett on the mound fans could see the confidence the Bobcat players had in their starting pitcher.
Along with the good defense, the Bobcats scored in Taylor Hall off of a Leah Boatright single to get the Cats started early in the bottom of the first. Throughout the first three innings Garnett was able to keep minimal runners on the bases for the Lady Lions by going through only 11 batters in three innings worth of work.
Meanwhile, the Bobcat offense started to pick up where it left off from the first game against the Lady Lions by adding two runs in the bottom of the second sparked by a lead off home run from Chandler Hall, who played left field in game one.
While Hall was helping out her fellow pitcher, the rest of the Cats still had not caught their groove. Garnett shut most of the Lady Lions hitters down going into the bottom of the fourth inning where the runs started to pile on for the Bobcats.
The bottom of the fourth inning was good for the Cats on Sunday starting with a Chandler Hall single that was followed by a Jenna Emery triple that started the on-slot in the inning. The game was at 4-0 with the bases loaded when Leah Boatright came to plate and smacked a ball into the outfield scoring three runners while she scooted to third base for a 3 RBI triple. The game was out of reach and the Bobcats helped themselves by adding three more runs to make the score 10-0.
The Lions couldn't add any runs in the top of the fifth inning ending game one of the Sunday double-header with a ten-run-ruled victory. Since Saturday's game ended in a ten-run-ruled game, one could wonder just how many times the Lady Lions had seen the sixth and seventh inning?
Leah Boatright finished game one 2-3 with 4 RBI's and 1 run scored while fellow infielder Jenna Emery went 2-2 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored notching a double and triple the two times she came up to bat. Katie Garnett finished the game with 5 innings pitched while only giving up 4 hits and facing only 19 batters.
With the dominant pitching by Garnett and the stellar offense that the Bobcat line-up provided in the game, it was nearly impossible for the Lady Lions to win the game. Although the Lady Lions have not won a game in SLC play, the Cats still showed why they are the front-running contender to battle it out for a Southland Conference Championship.
With game one of the double-header under wraps, the Cats looked to complete the series sweep in the final game of the weekend.
James McNeal- KTSW Sports Director/Blog Editor
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