Another Great Day in the WCWS for the SEC
By Kinita on June 1 2009 7:26 AM
Georgia put up a damn good fight against the National Player of the Year in
Laurie, but Washington's bats just didn't care which pitcher Georgia decided to
offer up. They tee'd off on every one of them. Kind of a
bummer. I actually caught myself rooting for the spunky little shortstop,
Kristen Schnake.
Alabama lost a heartbreaker against Florida after an almost 2 1/2 hour wait
from the first game of the afternoon (and longest game in NCAA softball history)
between Washington and Georgia, in which Georgia got the best of Laurie, forcing
her to walk the winning run in. I thought initially the waiting would be a
big problem for Florida. Their ace pitcher was pulled....PULLED I tell
you, before the end of the game, which is just ludicrous. I was fully
expecting to see an "if" game between these guys and I wish I would have.
Alabama's center fielder and captain, Rogers, made the most ridiculous catch
early in the game. If it's not on Sports Center, I'm totally writing in
and complaining. Not many dudes could make that catch, so imagine my
complete and sheer excitement in seeing it come on a field I have played on many
times. VERY freakin' cool. And I can't say enough about Alabama's
spirit. They never gave up.
Florida's senior, Gardiner, came up with two outs at the bottom of the 7th
inning with the bases loaded. She was currently 0-9 in the
post-season. I was almost expecting to see a pinch hitter. She came up
with no doubt in her mind that she would be able to put the bat on the ball and
drive in one run. She up'd the odds and not only drove in one, but cranked
it 10 feet over the left field wall. Opposite field grand slam.
Un-freaking-believable. Florida advances to the finals, leaving the last
hope for an SEC title to come back for NCAA softball.
Needless to say, I'm not sure any of the pitchers in this year's WCWS got the
memo that 2009 was apparently the year of the grand slam. Holy crap!
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Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, WCWS, Softball
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