Base-Running Mishaps Halt Ocelots 7th Inning Comeback

MARYSVILLE, MI – Kicking off the Great Lakes Region District A tournament, the Ocelots faced off against the Lakers from Mid-Michigan College.

SCORE: Schoolcraft 6 / Mid-Michigan 7

RECORDS: Schoolcraft (22-19 , 15-15 MCCAA) , Mid-Michigan (24-22 , 18-7 MCCAA)

LOCATION: Marysville City Park

GAME  HIGHLIGHTS

• Mid-Michigan would jump out to an early 5-0 lead after 2 innings.
• In the top of the 3^rd, Schoolcraft would begin a slight comeback by scoring 2 runs in the inning.
• Thanks to an error and a fielder's choice, Schoolcraft would crawl back to within 1 run in the top of the 5^th.
• After a 2-run single in the bottom of the 6^th from the Lakers, the Ocelots would need to score 3 runs in the top of the 7^th to stay alive.
• On a Kaelyn Rozycki fly ball with the bases loaded and 0 outs, a baserunning mishap would see Schoolcraft fly into a double play, without scoring a run.
• Back-to-back singles from Jordyn Emery and Hailey McCleary would being Schoolcraft to within 1 run with runners on 1^st and 2^nd with no outs.
• Madison Gray would hit a single into left field, but the Ocelot runner would get caught in between 3^rd and home to be tagged out and to end the game.

GAME  STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Schoolcraft 6/11/2 , Mid-Michigan 7/11/4
• Winning Pitcher- Tessa Cameron (14-8) 7 IP, 11 H, 6 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 5 K
• Losing Pitcher- Kaitlyn Solberg (12-5) 6 IP, 11 H, 7 R (6 ER), 1 BB, 3 K

TOP SCHOOLCRAFT PERFORMERS

• Hailey McClear: 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
• Lucy Whelan: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
• Jordyn Emery: 2-4, 1 RBI

UP NEXT

• The Ocelots look to keep their season alive tomorrow at 12:00PM as they will play the loser of a game against Lake Michigan and Mott.