Lady Cruiser Fastpitch Gets Season Started

Your 2019 Lady Cruiser fastpitch team. Photo Credit: Jen Smith

Spanaway Lake 10 Eatonville 0 - The Lady Cruiser fast pitch team didn’t kick off the 2019 season like they had wanted. On March 11th, the Cruisers played host to the Spanaway Lake Sentinels in a non-league game.

Coach Jen Smith would give the opening day start to sophomore pitcher Haley Olson.

The Sentinels would get to Olson early with two runs in the first and second innings. Freshman Berkley Porter would come in to relieve Olson in the thirds and things would turn around where a pop fly and a double play would get Porter out of the inning after facing only four batters.

The Cruisers struggled at the plate picking up three hits in the second inning and then Spanaway Lake’s defense would hold them hitless the remainder of the game.

The Cruisers would give up another run in the fourth and then five more in the fifth to take the loss, 10-0 in five innings.

Summary – LP: Olson (2IP, 4ER, 3BB) H. Rath 1-1, 3B / Porter 1-1 / Miller 1-2

Eatonville 15 North Mason 5 – Hoping to bounce back from their opening day loss, the Lady Cruisers played host to the North Mason Bulldogs on March 13th.

Haley Olson would get the start again for the Cruisers. The Bulldogs would score three quick runs on the first inning, but the Cruisers would answer back. Brooklynn Lucht would then drive in Hailey Rath and Madison Miller, as the Cruisers began their comeback.

The Cruisers would add another run in the second inning to tie the game at three before the floodgates would open for them.

In the fourth inning, the Cruisers would plate six runs. Brooklyn Lucht would lead things off in the inning by launching the first pitch she saw over the right field fence.

The Cruisers would score three runs in each of the fourth and fifth innings to down the Bulldogs, 15-5.

Lucht would enjoy a 3-4 day with two homeruns and driving in 4 runs. On the mound, Olson would get the win going five innings, giving up five runs on 3 hits, walking six and striking out 3.

Summary – WP: Olson (5IP, 3ER, 6BB, 3K) Lucht 3-4, 2R, 4RBI, HR / H. Rath 3-4, 2B, 2R, 2RBI / Porter 3-3, 3R / Hedrick 2-4, 2B, 4 RBI / Miller 2-2, 2R, RBI

Eatonville 30 Foss 1 - The Cruisers would travel to Tacoma to take on the Foss Flacons on Friday March 15th.

The Lady Cruisers would waste no time getting on the board. In the first, with the bases loaded, Brooklynn Lucht would get things going with a triple to center field that scored all three base runners.

Lucht would collect 4 more hits in the game on another triple, a double and a single. She would end up driving in 7 runs on the day while scoring four times herself as the Cruisers would cruise to a 30-1 victory to improve to 2-1 on the season. Hailey Rath would hit a homerun for the Cruisers as well.

Summary – WP: Olson (2IP, 1ER, 1K) Lucht 5-6, 3B(2), 2B, 4R, 7RBI / Hedrick 4-6, 2B, 3 R, 2RBI / Porter 3-4, 2B(2), 2R, 3 RBI / Coleman 2-5, 2R, 3RBI / H. Rath 2-6, 2B, HR, 4R, RBI