Photos: Dutch Battle Tough Against Shen
Last Wednesday, May 1, the Guilderland softball team hosted a huge Suburban Council matchup against Shenendehowa. The Dutch used two home runs and showed their toughness against the undefeated Plainsmen and pulled off a big win, 8 to 5.
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Bringing the heat: Guilderland’s Leah Smith pushes off from the rubber as she delivers a pitch in the first inning. Smith went an inning and two thirds giving up three runs (one earned) on four hits while striking out two.
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Gunning her down: Guilderland’s Lily Durivage prepares to make a throw towards first base to get the oncoming baserunner.
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Getting her runner: Guilderland’s Liza Mannarino prepares her glove to receive the ball to make a tag on the oncoming Shen runner as the home plate umpire looks on.
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Big hits: Guilderland’s Lily Durivage swings at the oncoming pitch to make contact for a hit. Durivage had three hits in four at-bats while scoring three runs and had an RBI.
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Big at-bat: Guilderland’s Meghan Paul swings her bat to make contact on the pitch. Paul had one hit on three at-bats, the one hit was a two-run home run, while scoring two runs and two RBIs.
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Tracking it down: Guilderland’s Hallie Czajka runs towards the fence with her glove up to make the catch in the second inning.
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Shutting them down: Guilderland’s Lauren Lamme starts her wind up as pushes off from the rubber. Lamme went five and one-third innings giving up two unearned runs on five hits while striking out four.
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Swinging a hot bat: Guilderland’s Laila Smith swings her bat towards an oncoming pitch. Smith had two hits in four at-bats while scoring once and had four RBIs on a two-run home run and a two-run double.
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Quick feet: Guilderland’s Alyssa Griffith fields the bunt quickly to make a throw towards first to get the runner.
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Big defensive play: Guilderland’s Laila Smith starts to squat down to place a tag on the Shen runner.
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Happy time: Guilderland’s Alyssa Griffith hugs her teammate Meghan Paul after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning.
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Ball flip: Guilderland’s Abby Warren underhand tosses the ball over towards her first baseman Alyssa Griffith to get the runner.
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Hyped: Guilderland's Alyssa Griffith shows her excitement towards her teammates in the dugout as she crosses the plate to tie the game in the fourth inning.
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Battled back again: Guilderland’s Laila Smith rounds third base and gets a high-five from her coach Amanda Yocono after Smith hit a two-run homerun to tie the game again in the fifth inning.
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Easy catch: Guilderland’s Lily Durivage drifts back into shallow left field to make the catch as teammate Meghan Paul backs her up.
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Comeback complete: Guilderland’s Meghan Paul (5) hugs teammate Lily Durivage (4) after both score the go-ahead runs after Laila Smith’s two-run double in the sixth inning.
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Getting dirty: Guilderland’s Lily Durivage dives along the dirt to field a ground ball to make a play at second base to get the runner.