McAuley Freshman Faces Hometown Squad

May 23, 2008

By David Field

Freshman Elizabeth Silvius prepares to deliver against McAuley freshman and friend Jen Field. Field would reach base on a slap hit. PHOTO BY David Field

The Windham Eagles (1-10) visited the McAuley Lions (2-9) in Portland on Friday, May 23.  This match up featured a young Lion team with freshman Windham resident Jen Field facing her home town squad. 

In the first inning, the Eagles went down in order thanks to the strong Lion’s infield defense, which fielded 2 fly balls.  When McAuley came to bat, pitcher Robyn Bott allowed Jen Field to get on with a base hit.  Field then was sacrificed to second base.  Then, the Eagles showed that their defense could hold their own.  Field attempted a steal and the catcher, Riley Graves threw down to third, freezing Field halfway. Field attempted to return to second only to have freshman Elizabeth Silvius gun her down. 

Windham's Kelly Dubay puts the ball in play. PHOTO BY David Field

In the second inning, both teams got on the board.  The Eagles batted their remaining lineup in the second.  Riley Graves got on by an error by the right fielder and scored the Eagles first run.  Melissa Bedient then got on by a walk and also converted that to a run thanks to a triple by Kelly Dubay.  McAuley then came to bat and more than matched the Eagles scoring.  Senior Natalie Brown started off with a single and eventually scored on a passed ball.  Freshman Kayla Daigle got on with a walk and scored on a two run homer by freshman Sara Mercier.  Again, only the remaining line up batted to finish the second.

The Eagles only managed one base runner on an error in the third and were held scoreless.  McAuley would add 2 runs on a home run hit by Senior Katelyn Call and Natalie Brown would score after hitting her second single in the game.

Cerise Caiazzo swings at a pitch. Not only that, she swung up from the JV squad to play with the varsity team in Friday's game. Caiazo was 1 for 3 with a single and reached base on a fielder's choice. PHOTO BY David Field

The Eagles would finish their scoring in the fourth by producing two runs.  Melissa Bedient hit a single and scored on Kelly Dubay’s batted ball that resulted in an error by Mcauley first baseman Katelyn Call.  Dubay would add the final run for the Eagles.  Defensive changes marked the bottom of the fourth for Windham.  Robyn Bott was replaced at pitcher by Elizabeth Silvius.  Instead of catching McAuley off balance, the Lions pounced on the fresh pitcher by generating five runs.  Four singles, including a bunt and a slap hit by Jen Field added to a double and a walk contributed to the McAuley offense. 

One remaining run was scored by McAuley in the bottom of the sixth inning as Mcauley would hold off the Eagles in the top of the seventh for an 11-4 victory.  Senior Daphne Politis got credit for the win for McAuley.