HHS PANDEMICS: HHS PANDEMICS vs. GSA WHACKERS

The Mighty Pandemics

Last night, the Mighty Pandemics took the field in search of a 3-0 start to the season. Despite the late notice of the game, the Pandemics fielded a strong team featuring rookies Angela Glenn and Jeffrey Anderson. The game was played at Haines Point, where the long grass and uphill slope brought a new challenge to the Pandemics defense.

The first 6 innings went back and forth with neither team getting much going in terms of a rally. At the beginning of the final inning GSA led by a score of 6-4, and Coach Nelson was visibly shaken by the thought of our first potential loss. The Pandemics, led by Jeff Anderson’s lead-off single, cranked out 8 runs in the top of the final inning to take a 12-6 lead, and gave us a good enough cushion to close the game out. In the bottom of the final inning the defense held strong for a final score of 12-9.

If any of you watched ESPN’s Sports Center last night, you may have seen Drew Smith’s layout catch in the top 10 plays of the day. Running at full speed, Smith elevated himself and flew vertically to meet the ball with an outstretched glove. It was a spectacular catch. Angela Hope closed down a GSA rally by snagging a high hit fly ball into shallow center field. Hope confessed after the game she did it with her eyes closed. The women also gave the Pandemics a spark with their bats led by Preeya Noronha, Rebecca Ayer, Holly Kilness, and Ben Sasse who went 5 for 5 on the night.

Go Pandemics!

Coach Nelson