Cougar Athletics
Oakton High School
Varsity Softball
Game Summaries & Headlines.
12.0 years ago @ 7:50PM
- Game Date
- May 19, 2011
- Score
- COUGARS: 9
CENTREVILE DIST 1ST ROUND: 0
Although the game was to be at Oakton, Mother Nature had other plans; and the first playoff game was moved to drier grounds at Centreville. The ladies were fired up with Cougar pride and took the field for their first game of the district tournament. Freshman Allison Davis made her first appearance in the circle since her injury, and gave an outstanding performance going seven innings to shut out the Wildcats, 9-0.
The Cougars had some great offensive plays on the field. Lead-off batter Emily Corridon started the night off with a single, and was advanced by Emily Krisanda’s bunt.
In the second inning, the rally continued. Abby Mills started off smashing a double, followed by Angie Noviello’s line drive double to score Mills. Corridon bunted, and then Krisanda shot one to the fence to double, which scored Noviello and Corridon. With the score 5-0 at the bottom of the second, the Cougars took the field with the confidence of champions.
Kelsea Sinnett singled in the third, but could not score. In the fourth, Corridon singled, and
The fifth inning brought no runs. In the sixth and final inning, Noviello reached with a walk, and stole a few bases to put herself on third. With Krisanda’s line drive to center, Noviello scored. Then
Defensively the Cougars gelled and each play showed the talent of the athletes and the fruits of their labor this season. The only Wildcat to reach in the first was picked off. With a runner on 1st and 3rd in the second,
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