Facing Speed and Movement from the Mound
The Tigers came into the game against Hume Fogg with a strategy centered around Hume Fogg’s monster of a pitcher and unfortunately fell 3-13 due to some ill timed defensive errors. However, some stand out plays shine as this team continues to get better and expect more from each other as they grow.
The Tiger’s had to prepare for an amazing pitcher from Hume Fogg. Hume Fogg's pitcher came with with crazy off speed in her changeup and some nasty movement pitches, most notably the infamous riseball. In the end, the Tigers went down 3-13 to Hume Fogg.
The Tigers earned 5 hits off the talented pitcher, providing a lot of energy and excitement, especially when Yvonne Thomas ‘25 and Jessica Penilton ‘24 each earned a double. Then pitcher Ellie Rothman ‘25 and the Tiger’s defense helped keep Hume Fogg to 4 hits for the game, however, it was Hume Fogg’s ability to run the bases aggressively that gave them the edge and then Hume Fogg was able to find opportunities to score off the Tiger’s double digit fielding errors.
Despite those tough fielding errors, the Tigers had some great defensive highlights, namely the Tigers earning two double plays (it would’ve been three, but the last instance there were already two outs and you can’t earn four outs) and a shutout in the bottom of the third: one of their double plays and a first base out on a dropped third strike. To help the defense earn easy outs, Ellie Rothman ‘25 had a strong game with 60% of her pitches being strikes and 6 strikeouts along with Caroline Keiper ‘25 and Jessica Penilton ‘24 working together to earn 3 additional outs on dropped third strikes.
On offense, Ellie Rothman ‘25 had a strong hitting performance earning about 6 pitches seen per plate appearance. Ruchika Ramachandran ‘27 had the team’s only RBI of the game and Yvonne Thomas ‘25 and Jessica Penilton ‘24 had their timely doubles.
This game was one that shows the Tigers can still find ways to be competitive and fight from inning to inning. As this team gains more experience, it’s a matter of time before they are consistently stringing good play after good play! They clearly are improving with their positions, movements, and plays, now they just need to continue and grow their confidence to execute during the biggest of moments and during the smallest of details. It’s beyond exciting seeing this team continue to cheer and encourage each other and make strides in their softball IQ and plays. Keep it up Tiger’s, we can’t wait for the next game!
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