Home Runs Abound As Lady Cruisers Have Great Week
Hailey Rath flexed her muscles last week at the plate for the Cruisers. Rath would hit a total of 7 home runs as the Cruisers went 3-0 to improve their record to 6-1 for the season.
The Cruisers would start the week by halting the Washington Patriots 14-4.
Rath would lead the Cruisers with 3 hits in the game with a home run and a double.
Cailin Quinney would also hit one out of the park for Eatonville.
The Clover Park Warriors would be the Cruisers next victim as they would take them down easily by a score of 35-0 in a Cruiser home run derby.
The Cruisers would hit 6 home runs on the day with Rath hitting 3 of them. Berkeley Porter, Dakota Smith, and Sara Smith would all have balls leave the park as well.
Rath would drive in 12 Cruiser runs on the day to go with her 3 homers.
The home run derby would continue at Foss High School as Eatonville took on the Falcons.
Hailey Rath would win the derby again as the Cruisers improved their record to 6-1 after a 36-0 drubbing of the Falcons.
Rath would go 4-6 at the plate with a double and 3 more home runs to increase her season total to 10 home runs. She would drive in 9 Cruiser runs in the mercy rule shortened 5 inning game.
Berkeley Porter’s bat would stay on fire as she picked up 6 more hits to increase her batting average to an astonishing .788.
Also participating with Rath in the Cruiser home run derby was Brooke Blocker, Mary Chabot, Cailin Quinney, and Dakota Smith.
Hailey Rath would finish her incredible week by going 12-14 at the plate with 7 home runs, 3 doubles, 15 runs scored, and driving in 23 runs.
Head Coach Jen Smith loves what she is seeing out of Rath this season.
“Rath is a beast when it comes to playing ball. Her work ethic is a coach’s dream. Our schedule this year has put three games per week and getting a home-run a game is an extreme rarity but Rath likes to beat the odds. I have never witnessed a player hitting three home runs in a game twice in a week. Witnessing this, I felt like an excited spectator watching the best game ever!”
Berkeley Porter would stay hot by going 12-15 at the plate for the week, driving in 13 runs, and hitting 2 doubles, 2 triples, and a home run.
“Porter has really come into her own this year” Smith would add.
“She has made small adjustments at the beginning of the season which included her pitch selection and hand path to the ball. It has really paid off.”
Up Next: The Lady Cruisers will have a couple of home games this week. They will host the Steilacoom Sentinels on Wednesday and finish the week hosting the White River Hornets on Friday.
