Team Red Game Reports

Day 3 for Team Red at the ISF Youth World Cup

Team Ontario Red found themselves in a hole down 2-0 to Team Russia going into the bottom of the 6^th innings.    Ontario Red exploded for 5 runs in that inning.    Lindsay Butler hit a double and Crystal Marenteete hit a single to start the rally.   Aspen Searle , Molly Tissenbaum  and Allyson Delorenzi each hit infield singles to collect RBI’s.   Janet Leung hit a 2 RBI single to complete the scoring.

Brittany Macpherson pitched 4 shut out innings.  Rachel Young relieved in the 5^th inning and pitched 2 innings allowing 2 runs.   Macpherson re-entered the game in the 7^th inning to finish the game.

In the second game of the day Team Ontario defeated Regina Gold 4-3 in an exciting game with a dramatic conclusion.

Regina opened with 2 runs in the top of the first innings.  Ontario replied when Janet Leung led off the bottom of the first inning with a single.  She was sacrificed to second by Paige Haley and scored on Lyndsay Butler's double.

In the second inning Brittany Macpherson hit a 2 out double and she scored on Allyson Delorenzi’s single.   Delorenzi scored later in the inning on a single by Haley.   Regina evened the score with a run in the 3^rd innings.

The score remained the tied until  the bottom of the seventh inning Allyson Delorenzi hit a sharp single up the middle to lead off the inning.  Janet Leung advanced Delorenzi to 2^nd on a sacrifice bunt.  Delorenzi advanced to 3^rd on a ground out.  With 2 out Lyndsay Butler delivered the game winning hit by hitting a line drive single to centre field.

Crystal Marenteete with a double and Leung with a single added hits for Ontario.

Lyndsay Butler pitched the complete game giving up 2  earned runs allowing 4  hits and striking out  10 batters