By Jaylaa Cabrera and Paige Gordon
SILVERDALE--The Ridgetop fastpitch team lost in their game against Klahowya with an ending score of 12-4 on April 28. Although the Raiders lost, pitchers were consistent with many strikeouts by pitchers Chloe Ashcraft and Molly Gates. Gates pitched for the first time in this game. “You have to be mentally tough and know a lot about the game to handle the responsibilities of a pitcher,” said eighth grade shortstop and pitcher Gates. By Tyler Wasnock
SILVERDALE--The Ridgetop lady Raider Fastpitch defeated CK 14-1 at their first game on Wednesday, April 20th. When the team arrived, they were surprised to see that Central Kitsap Softball field was all grass, and very uneven, but they got comfortable and made due. The team believes that they specialized in their accurate and fast throws as well as batting in this game; two home runs were hit, one by 8th grade shortstop, Molly Gates, and one by 8th grade center fielder, Kolby Hall in the fourth inning that went far into the outfield and resulted in an RBI (runs batted in) count of 3. When asked how she thought the team did on their first game, Molly Gates answered, “I think that the team did great, especially for it being our first game. We battled hard and put everything that we learned and practiced into the game.” |
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