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Clinging to hopes of a state championship photo by Sharla Ross brought in Hargrove to try and settle things down. She did walk the first hitter, but got the next to batters to pop out and Glen Rose had closed the gap 4-3.
allowing no more runs over the next five innings of work. Meanwhile, the Lady Tigers pitcher also seemed to settle in a bit and blanked Howe over the next two innings.
"I think the rain might have gotten to me plus I knew in my head that they were going to be good." said Stubblefield. "I was thinking that I was going to show them how good I am and that's not me. I think it was mental."
In the fourth inning, the Lady Bulldogs put another four-spot on the board ignited by a single by Erin Blackburn. Blackburn stole second base and Peyton Streetman advanced her third on a ground out to third. After Peyton Tinney, who was playing in her first game in five games due to injury) popped out, Kayla Anderson slammed a hard ground ball down the left field line that scored Blackburn.
Meanwhile, Stubblefield kept walked off the rain soaked turf in Rupert thinks the rough start was dominating Glen Rose hitters and Bowie as area champions. due to nerves. "Torrey's eventually would tally 13 strikeouts (Stubblefield) a freshman and in the game. Rupert said that the turning poing she's not a freshman in regards to in the game was Stubblefield's experience but she's still a With Howe leading 9-3 entering the rebound. freshman and wants to do well for "I love the pressure" said final stanza, the girls added another her teammates. She knows that "Torrey coming back in the second Anderson. "I know that's weird, but three insurance runs for good when she's out there, she can be I feel like it something that has to be measure. Counts led off the inning and third inning was huge for her." dominant. And so if things start to done and I just do it." with a single and then stole second. said Rupert. "That gave her the go downhill, it didn't surprise me Two outs later, Streetman reached confidence and she had the that it snowballed. At the time I Stubblefield then singled, Hargrove on an error which moved Counts to potential to be dominant and she knew that a change was needed as walked and Dani Ross reached on third. Tinney drove her home with really was." far as the umpire just seeing a a single and Streetman would score an error which allowed Anderson different delivery. Madisyn came and Stubblefield to score. Counts on an error. Anderson then hit a The Lady Bulldogs will head back in and thank goodness threw a lot singled to drive in Hargrove and line drive triple in the right field to Bowie on Thursday to face of strikes. I figured if we could alley which would score Tinney to Brock in game one of the three Ross was cut down at the plate get out of that first inning tied, I trying to score from second on the give Howe the 12-3 lead headed to game regional championship was going to bring Torrey back the bottom of the seventh. series. Game two is scheduled for single. in." Friday and game three (if needed) Glen Rose single to start the inning will be on Saturday, May 15. Blackburn sparked another run in Stubblefield did return to the and then scored on a double, but Brock eliminated Howe in the the fifth by singling with one out. rubber in the second inning and Stubblefield would eventually regional championship in She would eventually score on a settled down quite nicely and strike out the side and Howe basketball. Streetman single.
