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Sports Tigers tumble versus Rockets; white out cancels Nyssa contest
Tigers tumble versus Rockets; white out cancels Nyssa contest
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Snow dropped from the sky. The wind chill was bitter. And La Grande and Pilot Rock bundled up, playing in weather more suited for the Iditarod dog sled race, rather than softball. But Pilot Rock fought through these cruddy, nasty conditions Friday, defeating host La Grande, 13-7. “We slept for the first three innings of the ball game,” Tigers coach Kevin Kohr said. “Pilot Rock was mentally ready to play. The weather didn’t matter to them. “We had ourselves a little mental lapse with the weather.” Six errors in the opening four innings — “and that’s not counting mental errors,” Kohr said — dug the Tigers into a 12-2 hole. It would’ve been easy to quit, judging by the weather and deficit, but the Tigers refused. Lindsay Willis’ 2-RBI double sparked a five-run fourth inning, closing the deficit to five. And the Tigers had more opportunities to draw closer, too, but they stranded runners in scoring position in the sixth (three) and seventh (two). The effort was there. But the hole was too deep. “They got a lot of heart,” Kohr said. “They kept going ... just too little too late. “If we would’ve showed up and competed in every inning, I really feel it would’ve been a different outcome.” Cami Bell (triple), Shelby Hasse (3-for-5) and Jennifer Denny (triple) led La Grande. And Boo Christman pitched well on the mound in relief, finishing with five strikeouts. Then against Nyssa at 4 p.m., the Tigers fared well, scoring five runs, but a white-out canceled the contest. When it was over, Kohr & Co. lined up for a team picture — posing in the snowing downpour. “Spring Break ’08, I guess,” Kohr said. The Tigers’ games today have been canceled, and they resume action next Saturday at Ontario (1 p.m. MT).
La Grande 200 500 0 — 7 13 6 WP — Mulcare. LP — Bell. 2B — LG, Willis. 3B — LG, Bell |
