The Ypsilanti Courier
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Defense lacking in Lady Rails loss
By Dave Merchant, Staff Writer
PUBLISHED: April 24, 2008
The week in softball was not kind at all to the Lincoln Splitters' softball team. In fact, the Lady Rails went 0-4 on the week and were outscored 56-2 in those four games.
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Earlier in the week the Splitters were no-hit against Milan losing 12-0 in game one in five innings.
"Alexa Anderson pitched well," Lincoln Coach Karen Sexsmith said. "Our infield played well but we struggled in the outfield."
Anderson gave up 13 hits including one homerun.
In the second game the locals fell 18-1 in five innings. Brittany Price took the loss on the hill and allowed seven hits.
Danny Lauth was 2-for-3 with an RBI and Michelle Allen had a walk and scored a run.
"The girls didn't hit in that game," she said. "I was happy with how we were fielding the ball and our defense wasn't bad. We just couldn't connect."
Later in the week the Splitters struggled against Tecumseh losing 12-1 in the five innings.
The score was 1-1 after the first innings and 3-1 Tecumseh after the third inning. In the fifth the wheels started to fall off the bus and the locals trailed 8-1.
Malak Ismail took the loss giving up nine hits. Anderson was 2-for-2 with an RBI. Jackie Vallance, Allen, and Sarah Burnett all had one hit each.
In game two the Splitters were no-hit and lost 14-4 in four innings. Anderson got the loss and allowed seven hits.
Lincoln falls to 3-9 overall and 0-2 in the Southeast Conference. Today they play Ann Arbor Pioneer and on Saturday they are in a tournament in Taylor.
Earlier in the week they played Ann Arbor Greenhills and on Monday they went against Dexter.
Contact Staff Writer Dave Merchant at 697-8255 or dmerchant@heritage.com
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