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Varsity Softball sweeps EGR taking game three


2.0 years ago @ 11:03AM
Game Date
May 26, 2021
Score
EAGLES : 17
EAST GRAND RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL: 5

The Eagles swept East Grand Rapids, winning game three 17-5. Haily Mcbride got the win on the mound, only giving up four hits and striking out one.

Eagles bats got going right away in the top of the first, scoring four. Lily Gaastra and Lilly Dekker both earned a walk. Renee Prins came in to courtesy run for Dekker. Gaastra scored on a passed ball and Abbe Diemer then singled to center field, to score Prins. Mcbride doubled on a line drive to left, advancing Diemer to third. Diemer then scored on a wild pitch. Annika Smits found her way to first on a dropped third strike. Mcbride took advantage of the throw to first and scored. East Grand Rapids fought right back and scored four in the bottom of the second to tie it up. 

Top of the third the Eagles did work again and scored five more. Megan Hermen started it off with a single to right field. Smits walked. Ella Koetje singled on a line drive to center field, scoring Hermen and advancing Smits to third. Holkeboer singled to right field, scoring Smits and advancing Koetje to second. Allison Quist walked to load the bases. Next up, Gaastra hit a fly ball to right field, scoring Koetje. Holkeboer scored on a pass ball, and Lilly Dekker walked to load the bases again. Prins came in to run for Dekker. Diemer then flew out to right field, scoring Quist. The Eagles defense held strong in the third and fourth innings to hold off East Grand Rapids from scoring.

Top of the fourth the Eagles scored one more when Hermen hit a double to center field, and scored when Koetje hit a hard ground ball to force an error at second.

Top of the fifth, the Eagles scored seven runs to force a mercy. Finding her way on base, Diemer singled on a line drive to left field. Mcbride then scored Diemer when she had a triple to left field. Mcbride scored off of the hit of Hermen to center field. Smits hit a hard ground ball to second and reached on an error. Koetje singled on a line drive to center to load the bases. Hermen was forced out at home, with a fielder's choice hit by Holkeboer. Bases still loaded and two outs, the Eagles continued to rally. Smits scored on a wild pitch, and Quist drew a walk to load the bases. Gaastra doubled on a line drive to center, scoring both Koetje and Holkeboer. Dekker hit a fly ball to center, reaching on an error, this scored both Quist and Gaastra.

The Eagles totaled 12 hits in the game, led by Herman who went 3/4 with two singles, a double, and one RBI. Diemer, Mcbride, and Koetje each had two hits. Gaastra, Dekker, and Holkeboer each had one hit. Defensively, the Eagles held strong, committing only one error out of 25 total chances.

The Eagles last in season game is today vs Forest Hills Eastern starting at 4 PM.

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