Photos: Dutch Sunk By Spartans
On Monday, April 28, the Guilderland softball team hosted Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake in a Suburban Council matchup. The Spartans’ pitching held the Dutch most of the game as the Dutch tried to rally but fell, 9 to 4.
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Little leap: Guilderland’s Giada Vivenzio pushes away from the rubber as she makes her pitch towards the plate. Vivenzio went four and two-thirds innings giving up six runs (four earned) on eight hits while striking out five and walking one.
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Ready to tag: Guilderland’s Hallie Czajka watches the ball come her way as she prepares to place a tag on the sliding Spartans runner.
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Perfect timing: Guilderland’s Lydia Santabarbara twists her hips as she stares at the ball while she swings her bat towards it. Santabarbara had two hits in three at-bats while scoring once.
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Getting it in play: Guilderland’s Tess Kachadurian gets her bat onto the ball as she looks to advance the runner. Kachadurian had one hit in three at-bats and had a run and two RBIs.
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Stylish catch: Guilderland’s Natalie Hankin comes in towards to catch the fly ball as she shields her eyes with her shades.
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Confident throw: Guilderland’s Tess Kachadurian looks towards first as she prepares to make the quick throw to get the runner.
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Lean back: Guilderland’s Hallie Czajka leans towards the Spartans’ dugout to make the catch as a coach and Guilderland media camerawoman fade away from the ball.
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Putting on the pressure: Guilderland’s Alyssa Griffith gets her bat onto the ball and slaps it into right field to knock in a run. Griffith had one hit in two at-bats with one run and had an RBI.
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Camped under: Guilderland’s Alyssa Griffith gets under the fly ball as she opens up her mitt fully to capture it as the runner goes by.
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Big slide: Guilderland’s Leah Miller brings her right arm back as she prepares to come towards home plate to deliver a pitch. Miller went two and a third giving up three runs (all earned) on three hits while walking two.
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Got it: Guilderland’s Abby Slusar races in as she puts her right hand onto her glove as she makes the catch.
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Ball secured: Guilderland’s Tess Kachadurian bends over with her glove along the dirt as the ground ball rolls in before Kachadurian makes the throw to first.