PATRIOTS SPLIT IN VEGAS

By Adam Paul
Updated: April 1, 2018

EAST COUNTY PREP SOFTBALL

By Adam Paul

EastCountySports.com

LAS VEGAS SPRING JAMBOREE

NORTH TORRANCE 11, CHRISTIAN 1

Unfortunately, it wasn’t the Patriots day in the first game of the day as they only got one run courtesy of a solo home run by Elle Lindblad in the bottom of the third inning.

CHRISTIAN 7, SAN FERNANDO 2

In the second game of the day, the Patriots fared better and got the offense rolling right away with three runs in the top of the first inning.

A little change in the lineup by Coach Gentry sparked the team as Lauren Sherburne (2-4, R) led off with a single, Audrey Shebloski (1-3, R, SB, RBI) reached on an error which allowed Sherburne to move to third, Shebloski stole second base, Sherburne scored to make it 1-0 and Silent Rain Espinoza (1-3, R, 3 RBI, HR) hit a two-run jack to give the Patriots a 3-0 lead.

Christian added a couple more runs in the top of the third thanks to a single by Devyn Krysetk (2-3, 2R), followed by a double by Elle Lindblad (1-3, 2B, R) and a basehit by Shebloski scoring Krystek and a fielder’s choice by Espinoza scoring Lindblad to extend their lead 5-0.

San Fernando got a run back in the bottom of the inning to trail 5-1.

A two-run double by Allyson Brown (1-2, 2B, 2 RBI) for the Patriots in the top of the fifth scored both Krystek and Shannon McMahon (2-2, R) to round out the scoring.

San Fernando would score another run but that would be all they would get in the game.