Spark Start 3 Game Series with the Vipers Today July 10-12

[TropicalSooner]

The Spark is back from a successful Series across the pond winning two games against the National Team for Great Britain, 6-1 and 9-1.

Back in the US now, they begin a three game series against the Vipers in Alabama tonight at 7pm.

Current Rankings for the WPF is:
Texas Smoke 11-3
OKC Spark 9-4
Fla Pride 5-9
Ala Vipers 2-11

Mon 7/10 Lineup vs Vipers

3B Sherrill
RF Moultrie
DH Lee
1B Leilua
2B Whaley
C Elam
LF Malau'ulu
CF Alexander
SS Williams

P Gobourne

W Gobourne L Fiser

Spark down 4-3 going into the 7th inning came back "Sooner Style" with a 4 run barrage and win the game 7-4.
Gobourne started, relieved by Delce, and Storako came on to finish the game with the last out being a K.

--------R H--E--L
Spark 7 15 0 10
Vipers 4 7 0 3

Tonight will be game two of the series with first pitch at 7pm.

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Tue 7/11 Lineup vs Vipers

3B Sherrill
CF Alexander
DH Lee
1B Leilua
C Elam
LF Malau'ulu
RF Moultrie
2B Whaley
SS Willims

P Ricketts


A funny thing happened on the way to the forum......no, that's a musical.....happened on the way to the ball park......no...start over.
A funny thing happened on the way to the END of the ball game....
Over the course of 5 1/2 innings, the Spark put up 8 runs and going into the bottom of the 6th and an 8-0 lead over the Vipers.
A Sidebar here: the top of the 6th inning play was halted and "inning over by rule" when we got ahead by 8 runs. (We only had two outs and bases were loaded when they stopped play.)
Then the meltdown began.....
The Vipers scored 4 in the bottom of the 6th, 4 more in the bottom of the 7th to tie the game. The Spark then scored a run in the top of the 8th to go ahead 9-8, but the Vipers scored 3 in the bottom of the inning to walk it off.
Ricketts Started and pitched the first 3 innings and was relieved by Rochard who came in for the next 2 innings. Emily Watson then came in in the 6th and gave up 2 runs but also left 2 runners on base. Ricketts came back to finish the inning, and pitched the 7th. Donnie Gobourne pitched the 8th. Ricketts was charged with the loss.
Here's the line:
-------------R----H----E----L
Spark------9----11---2----9
Vipers-----11---10---0----6

WP Hyland
LP Ricketts

We are leaving too many on base each game----like another team we know does
And it seems that Watson may be the weaker link in our pitching staff....not totally sure about that, but I think she's been involved in some of our losses.

Rubber game tonight at 7pm CDT.

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Wed 7/12 Lineup vs Vipers

3B Sherrill
CF Alexander
1B Lee
DH Leilua
C Elam
LF Malau'ulu
RF Moultrie
SS Willims
2B Whaley

P Rochard

Final 8-0 Vipers win in 5 innings.
WP Fiser
LP Rochard

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