Wursteisen’s single sends
Panthers to celebration
Sam Wursteisen’s single in the bottom of 7th inning drove in Tiffany Perez to give St. Pius X a 7-6 victory over the Waltrip Rams Wednesday night at Lady Panthers Field on the St. Pius X Campus.
It didn’t look good for baseball or any other outdoor sport as the rain fell periodically but not enough to stop play.
The Rams put a four spot on the scoreboard in the first inning. Nancy Osornio scored from third on a wild pitch that got pass the Panther’s Catcher Carah Nunez. Kennedy Rodriguez fielder’s choice brought home Megan Russell while Raven Rodriguez and Ashlee Cantu came home on Tiffany Bender’s single giving Waltrip the early lead.
“I was thinking we have to get the out, we have to bare down right here. I’ve got to throw these pitches; I’ve got to get these girls out and I worked my hardest, said St. Pius X Pitcher Lindsey Quartaro.
After two scoreless innings the Panthers battled back. Adrianne Rocha started the rally with a walk and one out. Then Ashley Garcia’s RBI double gave St. Pius its first run of the game. Nunez’s triple down the left field line scoring Garcia. Then the Panthers were awarded two walks, Jourdan Alvarez was hit by a pitch, stole second and Perez made it to first on four balls. With two down Waltrip had a chance to get out of the inning when Taylor Suarez hit a scribbler to second but the throw to first was low and to the left allowing two runners to score, that tied the game at 4.
In the top of the fourth the Rams sent six batters to the plate. A walk, a double and a single produce the go ahead runs for Waltrip. With two runners in scoring position Ashley Herrera’s RBI single scored Russell and Raven Rodriguez, putting the Rams up 6-4.
The Panthers answered again. Alvarez’s double drew St. Pius even with the Rams at 6 in the bottom of the fourth inning. The game would stay that way until the bottom of the seventh.
Perez got aboard with a leadoff triple setting up the game winning single.
Wursteisen who pitched first 3 innings moved to short stop as she gave way to winning pitcher, Lindsey Quartara.
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