Photos: Eagles Fall To Blue Devils In A Pitchers Duel
On Monday, April 6, the Bethlehem softball squad held a Suburban Council matchup against Columbia. Each team traded blows through six innings but the Blue Devils struck in the seventh as the Eagles fell 2-0.
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Hitting her spots: Eagles’ Lyla Hanlon pushes off from the rubber as she delivers a pitch towards home plate. Hanlon went seven innings, giving up two runs (both earned) on four hits and striking out two.
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Locked in: Eagles’ Emme Lewis-Yates stares at the incoming pitch as she starts to swing her bat in the first inning. Lewis-Yates had two hits in three at-bats.
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Using her speed: Eagles’ Molly Campbell sprints to her left as she sticks her glove up to make the catch.
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Big fly: Eagles’ Sammie Oakley makes contact with the ball as she looks to drive it the other way. Oakley was hitless in two at-bats.
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Getting dirty: Eagles’ Meg Biche dives back head first back towards first base before Columbia’s Lilly Cocco tags her.
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Head down: Eagles’ Jules Doemel looks down at the ball as she swings towards the incoming pitch in the third inning. Doemel was hitless in two at-bats.
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Quick pounce: Eagles’ Lyla Hanlon gets off the mound quickly to scoop up the ground ball to make the throw in the fourth inning.
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Tall lean: Eagles’ Meg Biche watches the pop up come back down as she leans up high on her right foot to make the catch.
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Big reach: Eagles’ Anna Franchini quickly moves in to get her glove under the short pop up before it hits the ground in the sixth inning.