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Irrigon's Ariel Schock connects on a pitch during the OSAA state playoff game in Irrigon on Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Irrigon won 8-5. [img_7988]

Irrigon Knights Defeat Blanchet Catholic School

Irrigon won 8-5

Posted Thursday May 27, 2010

IRRIGON - The Irrigon Knights defeated the Blanchet Catholic School Cavaliers 8-5 in OSAA second round 2A/1A softball action. The Knights will be traveling to Enterprise for a 2:00PM quarterfinal game on Friday, May 28, 2010. The win takes the Knights record to 20-3 overall and 11-1 in SD5.

The teams exchanged the lead several times until Irrigon finally took control of the game in the fifth inning.

Blanchet Catholic School started off the top of the first with a slap shot by Allie Butterfield that got her to first base. Kaitlin Counts then laid down a sacrifice bunt pushing Butterfield to second base. Butterfield then stole third. Sami Belleque then bunted allowing Butterfield to score giving the Cavaliers the 1-0 lead. Makayla Hari then hit to center field driving in Belleque and making the Cavalier lead 2-0.

Irrigon scored in the bottom of the first. Ariel Schock led things off with a chopper that got her on base. Marissa Stanger pushed Schock on to second with a groundout. Noelle Wright flew out which allowed Schock to score from third cutting the Cavaliers lead to 2-1.

The next scoring opportunity came in the bottom of the fourth inning. The lead off batter for Irrigon, Noelle Wright, blasted a home run over the right field fence to tie the game at 2-2. Leslie Coffman then hit to center field making it to first base. Jessica Henrichs then hit a ground out pushing Coffman to second base. Freshman Madisyn Cadek then hit to right field driving in Coffman to give Irrigon the 3-2 lead.

In the top of the fifth Amanda Weathers of Blanchet led off with a walk. Next Katelyn Ditzler hit to right field. With runners on second and third Allie Butterfield hit a chopper to short. Coffman fired a throw to home where Staci Stanger tagged Weathers out. Kaitlin Counts then hit to short center field driving in Ditzler and Butterfield giving the Cavaliers the 4-3 lead.

Irrigon came right back in the bottom of the fifth. Lead off batter Alicia Martin was hit by a pitch. Ariel Schock then bunted down the third base line cleanly. Marissa Stanger then hit a grounder down the third base line to load the bases. Noelle Wright then hit a grounder that the fielder chose to throw home and force out Martin. Leslie Coffman then hit a grounder scoring Schock and tieing it up at 4-4. Marissa Stanger stole home to give Irrigon the 5-4 lead. Alisha Mego then hit scoring courtesy runner Amber Kramer. An overthrow then scored Coffman the two runs giving Irrigon the 7-4 lead.

The next scoring occured in the bottom of the sixth inning. Irrigon's Cheyenne McKenney led off the inning with a grounder safe at second after the throw went out of play. Ariel Schock then got on base with a grounder. Marissa Stanger then hit a fly to center field scoring McKenney and giving Irrigon the 8-4 lead.

Allie Butterfield got on base for the Cavaliers in the top of the seventh with a grounder. A long fly by Sami Belleque scored Butterfield from second base. That was it for scoring by the Cavaliers and Irrigon won by the final score of 8-5.

LEFT -Irrigon players share a laugh before the start of the game. [img_7496] RIGHT - Irrigon players applaud the Blanchet Cavaliers as they are introduced. [img_7508]

LEFT - Irrigon pitcher Noelle Wright winds up for a pitch. [img_75733] RIGHT - Irrigon freshman centerfielder Madisyn Cadek. [img_7611]

LEFT - Irrigon lead off batter Ariel Schock looks to the coach as she prepares to enter the battersbox in the bottom of the first inning. [img_7627] RIGHT - Noelle Wright of Irrigon connects on a fly out to second base. [img_7663]

LEFT - The Blanchet secondbaseman catches a fly ball. [img_7668] RIGHT - Noelle Wright's intensity is clearly visible in her windup and throw. [img_7690]

Jessica Henrichs connects for a hit. LEFT [img_7706] - RIGHT [img_7707]

LEFT - Irrigon shortstop Leslie Coffman reaches for the throw to second. [img_7719] RIGHT - Leslie Coffman reaches to tag a Blanchet baserunner. [img_7728]

Alicia Martin of Irrigon is high fived by teammates after she sacrificed. LEFT [img_7771] - RIGHT [img_7772]

LEFT - A Blanchet baserunner slides in high and fast into third. [img_7810] RIGHT - Irrigon's Noelle Wright crushes a homerun over the right field fence. [img_7823]

LEFT - Irrigon's Noelle Wright runs around the bases after hitting a homerun over the right field fence. [img_7828] RIGHT - Irrigon's Jessica Henrichs hits a grounder. [img_7848]

LEFT - Irrigon's centerfielder Madisyn Cadek hits to right field. [img_7850] RIGHT - The secondbaseman for Blanchet catches a flyball. [img_7864]

Irrigon freshman centerfielder Madisyn Cadek winds up to fire a throw after making a catch. [img_7893]

Alisha Mego of Irrigon lays down a bunt. [img_7906]

LEFT - Alisha Mego of Irrigon lays down a bunt. [img_7907] RIGHT - The Blanchet thirdbaseman pleads for a call of out on a play at third. [img_7914]

LEFT - Noelle Wright of Irrigon hits a grounder. [img_7919] RIGHT - Irrigon left fielder Alisha Mego races to catch a flyball. [img_7966]

LEFT - Irrigon left fielder Alisha Mego makes the catch. [img_7967] RIGHT - Alisha Mego makes another catch in left field for the Knights. [img_8008]

A Blanchet baserunner avoids Irrigon shortstop Leslie Coffman's tag. [img_8011]

The teams line up to five each other following the win by Irrigon on Tuesday. [img_8022]

Irrigon players including Staci Stanger, Alicia Martin, Marissa Stanger and Cheyenne McKenney. [img_8024]

LEFT - Irrigon players including Leslie Coffman, Jessica Henrichs, Madisyn Cadek and Ariel Schock make there way across the diamond after the game. [img_8029] RIGHT - After the celebration subsided, it was time for the team do their assigned after game field work. Here Irrigon pitcher Noelle Wright and coach Eric Keller work on the pitching circle. [img_8052]

Irrigon senior catcher Staci Stanger works on the area around homeplate following the game on Tuesday. [img_8064]

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