The Blue Bunny Sox once again had the big diamond at Cordonices Park as home field against the Purple Platypus.  The Bunnies came up with some great defensive plays,  Taylor Hill-Gardner picked up a ground ball & made the force at first base in the 1^st inning.  Zoe Exter and took a throw from Vaidehi Dandekar and made the force at second base for the second out of the inning.  Zoe made another force at third base in the second inning.  Cherry Lalina had a big hit in the second inning to get on base and Genevieve Quinn had another good game at the plate.

The Blue Bunny Sox away team were matched with the Pink Pirates.  Bella Nathan had a great game, making plays on defense and hitting well in all of her at bats.  In the 1^st inning, Anna Diehl hit a hard grounder to get on base.  Eve Worley had a good hit in the 2^nd inning and Jamie Takakuwa continued her hitting streak in both innings. Rose Cook played an inning at catcher and did a great job.    

A base hit from Anna Diehl of the Blue Bunny Sox

Friedman-Brueggemeyer Purple Crushers 7, Five Little Monkeys Chocolate Chickens 20

The Crushers put up six runs in the top of the first with solid infield hitting by Jayna Frank, Avery Rasband, Gabby Clewans, Eliana Rosen-Bloom.  Defensively, Chicken’s shortstop Uma Navarro scooped a grounder and connected with Camille Kobelin at second base for force out.  Two plays later Kira Galbraith at first base fielded a hot grounder hit by Anya Chytrowski for a single-handed out.   In the bottom of the second, the Chickens responded with six runs, with strong hits by Elisabeth Wing, Aimee Chi Soe, and Elka Saaf. Defensively, the Crushers’ Emily Camp at pitcher snagged a hot grounder and fired it to Sonya Love at first base for an out.

     The Crushers opened the top of the second with powerful line drives to the left side of the field by Imogene Carlos and Taylor Kempf. The Chickens’ Kate McNitt at third base fielded a fast grounder off the bat of Skye Frank and made a force out.  The Chickens managed two more outs at third, holding the Crushers to one run.  In the bottom of the second, the Chickens’ Annie Davenport and Abby Sanchez opened and closed the inning with big hits.  The defensive highlight was a singled-handed out by Blaze Goldstein at first base.

     Defense dominated the top of the third when the Chickens managed three outs to hold the Crushers scoreless.  In the bottom of the third, the bats came alive with particularly solid hits by Aaliyah Kelley and Helen Ross. 

Dr. Brehnan’s Lean Mean Little Ladies and the On The Beam’s Vicious Vipers

It was a beautiful spring day and the game was on!  Visiting Vicious Vipers took the field as Abigail Cain started the game off with a nice line drive.   In the bottom of the first inning, great fielding by the Vipers’s Hayley Martin resulted in a forced out at third base.  The Vipers attacked again with a forced out at home plate in a great play, and a runner forced out at second base to close out the first inning, two great pick-ups by Mackenzie  Andrew.  The Lean Mean Little Ladies (“LMLL”) returned fire in the second inning, with a terrific play by LMLL Pitcher Hannah Lane-Goldstein to Caroline Hall at first base.  Then, two VV runners were tagged out by the LMLL Pitcher on their way to first base.  The third inning showed increased fielding skills on both teams.  The LMLL Pitcher Lucy Ihnken made two great plays throwing the ball to Catcher Emily Federspiel at home plate.   On a nice cut by her teammate, Megan Molkenbuhr ran two bases and made it home!  Zadie Jivan threw a strong ball to Georgia Tomasik to get an out.  And one of the best parts of the game is the post-game high-fives for the two teams to thank each other before we go home! 

Moneyballer Red Panthers 3, Nest Egg Blue Jays 19

     The Blue Jays hit the ground running:  Cleo Tufts-Lockhart, Elizabeth Schafer, Lillie Benson, and Sophie Rodriguez-Bell batted singles that brought the first two players home, followed by doubles by Emma Chamberlin and Allison "Allie" Hersh that brought home three more.  Red Panther fielders worked against the onslaught, with strong defensive plays by Eleven Thewlis and Layla Souza.  Sophie Gilbert, working 3rd base, stopped a grounder and tagged the base to make an out.
     The Red Panthers then took up the bats, with a team effort by Delilah Whitaker, Sarah Morse, and Asia Brantley putting them on the scoreboard.  Blue Jays defense worked quickly, however: pitcher Allie Hersh caught the first ball hit, and Grace Schafer Perry soon tagged two more out at first.
     Blue Jays Allie and Grace didn’t stop there, though; they both also slammed out powerful outfield hits in both the second and third innings, which were held to doubles by the fielding work of Panthers Sarah, Layla, Asia, and Jazmin Terry. Red Panther Asia's throwing arm also played a decisive role in getting a second inning out, throwing to catcher Layla.
     Up again, Red Panthers Sophie Gilbert, Kate Henderson, and Camille Lussier loaded the bases, and Hannah Morse and Layla drove in the runs.  In their second inning defense, Blue Jays pitcher Rachel Kaufman threw to catcher Avielle "Avi" Sherman for two outs at home.
     As the two teams batted their third inning, both teams' defensive play had warmed up, with infielders Camille and Sarah (the latter playing first base) teaming up to make two outs, and Asia catching an outfield hit for the third.  Third inning Blue Jay defense was swift and definitive, making three outs in a row after just one run. 

From the other reporter:

The Blue Jays hit the ground running:  Cleo Tufts-Lockhart, Elizabeth Schafer, Lillie Benson, and Sophie Rodriguez-Bell batted singles that brought the first two players home, followed by doubles by Emma Chamberlin and Allison "Allie" Hersh that brought home three more. Blue Jays defense worked quickly: pitcher Allie Hersh caught the first ball hit, and Grace Schafer Perry soon tagged two more out at first. Allie and Grace didn’t stop there, though; they both also slammed out doubles in the second inning, and again in the third. In second inning defense, Blue Jays pitcher Rachel Kaufman threw to catcher Avielle "Avi" Sherman for two outs at home, and third inning Blue Jay defense was swift and definitive, making three outs in a row after just one run.

North Berkeley Investments vs. Berkeley Orthodontics

A well played defensive battle Saturday as NBI vs. BO tied zero-zero.  Robyn Wampler pitched the first two innings, striking out the side in the first and making three consecutive fielding plays in the second with the help of Emma Rusin playing first.  Hits were limited but Robyn, Heather Fielden and Grace Rusin each got on base.

Older Division:

The Boss showed off their soon-to-be "free agent" status at Curt Flood Field on the road in Oakland on Saturday, with a win over a young but determined Commotion squad. A barrage of hits by Bonnie Coulman, Lucy Rosenthal, and Madeline Lawrence in the second inning pulled the Boss ahead for good.  A pair of doubles powered by Roma Nawy and Talia Rossi in the fourth sealed the victory.  Boss pitchers Imani Hiller-Bateau and Roma combined for ten strikeouts.  The Commotion didn't go down easy, showing exceptional prowess tracking down some well-hit flies.

Boss ace Imani Hiller Bateau delivers another strikeout