Photos: Sabres Silence Voorheesville’s Bats
On Tuesday, May 17, the Voorheesville Blackbirds softball team opened the Section 2, Class B sectionals as the 11th seed. The Birds faced sixth seed Schalmont and had a tough time getting hits, losing 8 to 2.
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Getting contact: Voorheesville’s Sam Olsen swings her bat towards the Schalmont pitch in her first at-bat. Olsen had one hit in four at-bats with a run and an RBI.
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On her toes: Voorheesville’s Amanda Danz winds up to make a pitch by pushing off the rubber. Danz pitched six innings, giving up eight runs on seven hits while walking five and striking out two.
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Looking calm: Voorheesville’s Paige Kemmer stands in the box while waiting for a Schalmont pitch. Kemmer had two hits in three at-bats.
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Ready to go: Voorheesville’s Jenna Romani scurries off second base to get a lead as one of her teammates is at the plate. Romani scored the first run of the game.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Looking at the runner: Voorheesville’s Sam Olsen bends down low to field a ground ball and prepares to throw it to first.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Easy peasy: Voorheesville’s Ava Tabakian fields a ground ball just as the sun comes from behind the clouds.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Lazy fly: Voorheesville’s Paige Kemmer has her glove up to make an easy catch as the pop fly came from the Schalmont batter in the sixth inning.