Photos: Bulldogs Start Fast But Fall At The End

The bats were on fire at the start of the game for the BKW softball team at Schoharie on Tuesday, June 1, but then went iced cold till the seventh where they clawed to tie the game but fell in the bottom of the seventh on a passed ball, losing 6-to-5.

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Game face: Bulldogs’ Kaelyn LaBalbo prepares to swing at the pitch from the Schoharie pitcher in the first inning. LaBalbo was hitless in four at-bats.

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Serious look: Bulldogs’ Claire Curvin has the ball in her wind up in the first inning before it heads to the plate. Curvin went five innings giving up five runs on six hits and walking five.

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Eyeing her catcher: Bulldogs’ Claire Curvin watches her pitch head towards home plate in hopes it gets to her catcher Kaelyn LaBalbo in the first inning. Curvin went five innings giving up five runs on six hits and walking five in BKW’s 6-to-5 loss on Tuesday afternoon.

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Making outs: Bulldogs’ Saige Thompson makes a throw towards first base in hopes to make a double play in the second inning. Thompson scored two runs, had an RBI while getting a hit on two at-bats.

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Ball flip: Bulldogs’ Saige Thompson throws underhanded towards teammate Zoey Lounsbury to make an out in the middle innings.

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I got this: Bulldogs’ Ashlee Stevens after bobbling the ball still gets off a throw towards first and gets the out in the sixth inning. Stevens had two hits on four at-bats and scored a run.

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Easy catch: Bulldogs’ Saige Thompson snags the ball that wasn’t hit hard off the bat of an Indians’ player.

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Throwing hard: Bulldogs’ Ashlee Stevens winds up and prepares to throw a pitch in relief in the sixth inning. Stevens went two innings giving up only one run on one strikeout and a walk.

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Off the tips: Bulldogs’ Ashlee Stevens with determination on her face releases a pitch towards home in the sixth inning.