Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
3-5
Ohio
3-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army West Point | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
| OHIO | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
Softball Pulls Out 9-8 Thriller Over Ohio
February 14, 2015 | Softball
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Army exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning to overcome a 7-1 deficit, then snapped a tie game on Alex Gaff's home run in the top of the seventh with reliever Kristen West stranding the tying and go-ahead runs on base to end the game with a 9-8 come-from-behind victory over Ohio Saturday morning.
The win at D.L. Phillips Softball Complex snapped Army's two-game losing streak at the First Pitch Classic as the Black Knights (3-5) opened the second day on a winning note.
Army sent 11 batters to the plate during its seven-run uprising in the fifth inning. The Black Knights received a two-run double from Gladys Esparza-Gallegos, along with run-scoring singles from reliever Rachael Dehlinger and pinch hitter Caroline Smith. A passed ball and an infield error allowed three more runs to score to cap the inning as Army pulled ahead 8-7.
Ohio tied the game 8-8 on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth. Army led off the top of the sixth with a single off Kaylin Clark, who came on in relief in the fifth, but she retired the side on back-to-back strikeouts and a line drive to the third baseman.
West, who took over in relief in the fifth with one out, issued a walk with one out in the bottom of the sixth, but got out safely on back-to-back groundouts. With one out in the top of the seventh, Gaff slammed her third home run at the tournament and West made that one-run lead stand in the home half after a pair of errors put runners at first and second with one out.
The sophomore right-hander retired the side on a line drive and groundout in posting her second win of the season as she moved to 2-1. West did not yield a hit throwing scoreless ball as she issued one walk and a strikeout facing 11 batters over 2.2 innings of work.
Army trailed 3-0 after the first inning as the Bobcats bunched together seven hits off starter Aja Brechtel (2-0) capped by Casie Hutchinson's two-run homer.
Third baseman Kasey McCravey, who was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, cracked a leadoff home run in the third inning to draw Army to 3-1.
Ohio answered with three runs in the bottom half capped by Dakota Plyes' two-run homer, then added its third home run of the game, a solo blast by Mikayla Cooper in the bottom of the fourth for a 7-1 advantage.
Army takes on host Charlotte at 2 p.m. today.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: West, Kristen (2-1)
L: COMPSTON, S. (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Esparza-Gallegos, Gladys 1
HR: McCravey, Kasey 1 ; Gaff, Alex 1
RBI: McCravey, Kasey 1 ; Gray, Emily 2 ; Dehlinger, Rachael 1 ; Gaff, Alex 1 ; Smith, Caroline 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McCravey, Kasey 2 ; Esparza-Gallegos, Gladys 1 ; Gray, Emily 1 ; Perez, Xiomara 1 ; Rashenskas, Alee 1 ; Dehlinger, Rachael 1 ; Gaff, Alex 1 ; Smith, Caroline 1
HBP: Megge, Hailey 1
Batting:
2B: KING,R 1
3B: WALKER, S 1
HR: COOPER,M 1 ; HUTCHINSON 1 ; PYLES,D 1
RBI: COOPER,M 2 ; HUTCHINSON 2 ; BOWLSBEY,S 1 ; PYLES,D 3
SH: BOWLSBEY,S 1
SF: PYLES,D 1
Base Running:
RUNS: WALKER, S 1 ; COOPER,M 2 ; HUTCHINSON 1 ; KING,R 2 ; BOWLSBEY,S 1 ; PYLES,D 1
SB: DALTON,A 1
