THE METROPOLITANS SASHAY TO VICTORY OVER THE GO GO LIZZIES AT CHRISTIE PITS
Game Report composed with file from Paul Bagnell
Underneath hazy and humid summer skies this evening at Christie Pits Diamond 2, the Mets defeated the Lizzies 11-5 in three innings of Mosquito Division action.
Here are the highlights:
- Scoring for the Go Go Lizzies were Jasper (13), who was the first to cross the plate for the Lizzies, after he successfully stole third base.
- Other run scorers for the Lizzies were Leandro (10), who scored twice, including a second-inning steal of home; Mark (11); and Jasper (4).
- Fatima (14) pitched her first inning of the season for the Lizzies and also stole a base and got a base hit.
- The Lizzies batting attack was all female, as the other Lizzies hit of the game came from Jasper (4).
- Defensively, one of the Lizzies highlights of the game was Taylor’s (3) put-out at first base, where she scooped up a grounder and blazed a speedy path to the bag to retire a Mets hitter in the second inning.
- Jasper (4) relayed the ball to Curtis (11) to retire a runner at second base in the first inning for the Lizzies.
- Lizzies starter Xavier (8) registered a strike-out in the first inning.
- Jasper (13) also retired a runner while playing first base in the first inning.