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BMS softball reigns
supreme over Mashpee
By Kathleen Szmit Manwaring
kmanwaring@barnstablepatriot.com
KATHLEEN SZMIT MANWARING PHOTOS
SOFTBALL SPIRIT - Members of the BMS softball team show their spirit during their successful game against Mashpee on Tuesday.The girls
won with a score of 16-8.
SWING THAT BAT - Rachel Lynn connects with
the ball,hopingto bring ina run from teammate
Rachel Kahelin.
KATHLEENSZMIT MANWARING PHOTOS
COMING HOME - Rachel Kahelin scores
for Barnstable.Thegirlsdefeated Mashpee
16-8, bringing their record to 3-0 for the
season.
The BarnstableMiddleSchoolgirlssoftball
teamremainsundefeated after awell-played
game against Mashpee Tuesday.
In a match rife with stolen bases and solid
hits,BMS prevailedwith animpressive score
of 16-8 against the Falcons.
On the mound, Lindsay Grover pitched a
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great game that included countless strike-
outs and anumber of terrific saves resulting
in outs against Mashpee.
Backing Grover's skillful pitching were a
number of strong hits when BMS came to
bat. Allie Liimatainen singled early in the
game to right center field before moving on
to steal first and second. Aleft-field hit from
Harley Mills brought in the run.
Kristin Moran and Demi Miskiv pulled off
a double steal in the first inning, followed
quickly by the team's first triple steal that
brought home Moran for another run.
Mashpee attempted a rally in the third
inning but proved no match for formidable
Barnstable. After a scoreless fourth inning,
the BMS bats exploded again, bringing the
lead to 15-5.
Lauren Logan reached first base on awalk
in the fifth and soon made her way around
the bags, stealing second, third and home.
Keveney Pauze-Henderson also stole
home for another tally, while teammate
Jacqui DiCicco brought in Sarah Greene.
DiCicco scored moments later on a double
from Rachel Lynn, who stole home for the
15th
run.
Defensively, BMS was on-target for much
of the game, with good throws and quick
thinking.
Shae Costello and Pauze-Henderson were
adept in forcing outs, as were DiCicco, Gro-
ver,andAveryFarnham.Grover andFarnham
wowed the crowd in the fourth with a rare
2-1-5 put out.
With their victory over Mashpee, BMS
improved its record to 3-0. "Considering
the team's long period of inactivity," said
head coach Ted Guazzaloca. "This game
was definitely a keeper."
Stealing home
Wet weather puts a damper on
local sports
By Kathleen Szmit Manwaring
kmanwaring@barnstablepatriot.com
The recent spate of rainy weather on Cape Cod has thrown
local high school sports schedules completely off track.
In the past two weeks Barnstable High School has can-
celled nearly all sports events, with games finally being
played on still-damp fields on Tuesday, Wednesday and
yesterday.
The constant cancellations and thwarted attempts to
reschedule have wreaked havoc with teams, coaches, and
especially Steve Francis, BHS athletic director. "It's very
stressful because people don't know even at the last minute
whether they'll have a game," he said.
Such was the case on Tuesday when Mother Nature
reared her waterlogged head yet again. An early morning
thunderstorm soaked playing fields further, forcing the
cancellation of baseball, lacrosse and tennis.
Later in the afternoon, with a girls varsity softball game
and two middle school games planned, the skies again
opened up, leaving many would-be attendees wondering if
they should chance it. "It gets the kids uptight , the coaches
uptight," said Francis.
While those games went on, many others were stillin need
of rescheduling, a daunting task with the school year only
a month from its end. "You have to make every attempt to
get gamesin,"Francis said. "But, for example, there are no
extra dates left for girls lacrosse."
Should a team find itself truly up a creek, Francis notes
that the MIAA does allow for special circumstances in re-
gards to tournament play. "Coaches can petition the MIAA
not to count the games they didn't get in due to weather,"
he explained.
In spite of the rain-induced stresses, Francis is quick to
remind folks that the Barnstable area certainly isn't as bad
off as harder-hit regions to the north where some playing
seasons may be forced into an early end. "There are some
schools that are way out of whack," he said.
The good news is that at press time the sun was shining
across our region and there was a good breeze to help dry
courts and fields. A glance at the highschoolsports.net
Web site confirmed that games were finally happening.
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Varsity softball takes a hit
By Kathleen Szmit Manwaring
kmanwanng@barnstabiepatriot.com
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SEND ME HOME - Kristen Logan readies herself for the pitch while
teammate Erin Hurd prepares to run. Hurd scored one of Barnstable's
three runs on a passed ball in the first inning ina tough match against
Somerset.
In their first game in more than a week, the BHS girlsvarsity
softball team was defeated by Somerset 12-3 Tuesday.
Although the game began withBarnstable up 2-0, the visitors
quickly rallied before surging ahead of the Raiders.
A sixth-inning home run by Kourtney McNamara helped,
but Somerset dominated the still-damp field.
Lisa Robertson went two for four with a double and an RBI
that allowed Kristen Logan to cross the plate , while Erin Hurd
went one for two and scored on a passed ball in the first. "Our
bats came alive late in the game," said head coach Jen Police.
"But it was too late."
A major factor in Barnstable 'sloss was certainly the recent
spell of rainy weather. "What was difficult for us was that
we've been inside for a week and a half with no live pitching,"
explained Police. "It's not the same."
The coach also noted that Somerset had several powerful
batters that BHS wasn't prepared for. "They had a couple of
really great hitters in their three and four spots who hit well,"
she said. "That was the damage right there. If we had shut
them down, it would have been a closer game."
Police added Somerset to the BHS roster to keep her team
on top of their game. "I picked them up just to keep playing at
that level," she said. "Next time, we'll be prepared and throw
a little differently."
For up-to-date information on upcoming games visit www.highschoolsports.net.
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