PoweredΒ byΒ aΒ monsterΒ eightrunΒ firstΒ inning,Β theΒ CreightonΒ WomenβsΒ SoftballΒ teamΒ defeatedΒ theΒ ProvidenceΒ FriarsΒ 113Β onΒ MarchΒ 23rd.Β TheΒ gameΒ wasΒ shortenedΒ dueΒ toΒ theΒ leagueβsΒ mercyΒ rule.Β TheΒ afternoonΒ matchupΒ betweenΒ theΒ BluejaysΒ andΒ theΒ FriarsΒ wasΒ theirΒ BigΒEastΒ homeΒ opener.Β Β
CreightonΒ usedΒ fiveΒ hits,Β twoΒ walksΒ andΒ twoΒ errorsΒ toΒ getΒ themselvesΒ outΒ toΒ anΒ earlyΒ 8Β1Β lead.Β TheΒ eightΒrunΒ inningΒ isΒ aΒ seasonΒ highΒ forΒ theΒ ladyΒ Jays.Β AtΒ 16Β10Β andΒ 10Β inΒ theΒ BigΒ East,Β thisΒ winΒ boostsΒ theirΒ confidenceΒ headingΒ in,Β afterΒ finishingΒ 7Β12Β inΒ theΒ BigΒ EastΒ inΒ theΒ 2014-15Β season.Β JuniorΒ pitcherΒ SydneeΒ EckΒ pitchedΒ allΒ 5Β innings,Β givingΒ upΒ 3Β runsΒ onΒ 4Β hits.Β TheΒ BluejaysΒ committedΒ justΒ oneΒ errorΒ toΒ ProvidenceβsΒ fourΒ errors.Β Β
JuniorΒ infielderΒ AnnaΒ OβGormanΒ wentΒ 2-4Β withΒ 2Β RBIβsΒ andΒ aΒ runΒ scored.Β TheΒ 5β2Β OmahaΒ nativeΒ hadΒ beenΒ veryΒ consistentΒ forΒ theΒ BluejaysΒ withΒ aΒ .235Β battingΒ averageΒ andΒ 16Β hitsΒ andΒ nineΒ RBIΒ onΒ theΒ season.Β JoiningΒ herΒ inΒ havingΒ anΒ outstandingΒ gameΒ isΒ catcherΒ BlakeΒ Ringle.Β Ringle,Β alsoΒ fromΒ Omaha,Β wentΒ 3Β3Β withΒ oneΒ RBI.Β SheΒ hasΒ 14Β RBIΒ onΒ theΒ season.Β Β
JenΒ Daro,Β anotherΒ juniorΒ fromΒ Omaha,Β playedΒ aΒ bigΒ partΒ inΒ helpingΒ theΒ BluejaysΒ beΒ victorious.Β DaroΒ wentΒ 2Β4Β atΒ theΒ plate,Β withΒ 2Β RBIβs.Β DaroΒ isΒ battingΒ .324Β onΒ theΒ seasonΒ withΒ 25Β RBIβs.Β AlongsideΒ her,Β sophomoreΒ thirdΒ baseΒ TashΒ CoffielΒ hadΒ herselfΒ aΒ successfulΒ game.Β SheΒ wentΒ 2Β3,Β withΒ oneΒ RBIΒ andΒ oneΒ runΒ scored.Β CoffielΒ isΒ battingΒ .388Β onΒ theΒ seasonΒ withΒ 19Β RBIΒ andΒ 14Β runsΒ scored.Β Β
ThereΒ wereΒ manyΒ positivesΒ toΒ beΒ takenΒ awayΒ fromΒ thisΒ game.Β ThereΒ wereΒ multipleΒ playersΒ thatΒ contributedΒ toΒ theΒ winΒ thatΒ afternoon.Β BetweenΒ theΒ fourΒ playersΒ mentioned,Β theyΒ wereΒ responsibleΒ forΒ 8Β ofΒ theΒ 11Β runsΒ scoredΒ inΒ theΒ game.Β TheΒ teamΒ showedΒ theirΒ explosiveΒ firepowerΒ andΒ ifΒ theΒ BluejaysΒ canΒ continueΒ toΒ hitΒ wellΒ atΒ theΒ plate,Β itΒ willΒ beΒ aΒ goodΒ seasonΒ forΒ theΒ team.Β