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Mustangs top Wildcats behind Paradzinski
Sunday, April 1, 2007 12:12 AM CDT
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BY PAUL TREMBACKI
ptrembacki@nwitimes.com
219.933.3373
PREP SOFTBALL | NO. 5 MUNSTER 2, HANOVER CENTRAL 1
MUNSTER | She's developed a swing, but at heart Megan Paradzinski's still a slap hitter.
An extremely quick runner with the drive to get on base every at-bat no matter the score, but still a slapper.
Now in her fourth year leading off for Munster, Paradzinski doesn't mind the classification.
"I just try to do whatever I can based on what the infield's giving me," she said. "I'm the first to see the pitcher, and I've got to set the tone."
Paradzinski ran out two infield singles, stole one base and scored the crucial first run as Times No. 5 Munster topped Hanover Central 2-1 in a game delayed by lightning on Saturday afternoon.
A signee with St. Xavier, Paradzinski is a run-scoring machine. Vesa estimates that the senior shortstop scores about 80 percent of the time when she gets to second base with one out or less.
"It feels good to score whenever it happens," Paradzinski said. "The big hitters should get credit for bringing me in. I'm just the one getting on base."
Junior Kelly Mashura had the big hit in the first with a triple that scored Paradzinski. Mashura scored on a passed ball to make the score 2-0.
Meanwhile, a trio of pitchers combined on the near-shutout for the Mustangs (2-0). Vesa is staying true to her pledge to give her entire staff a chance. Elenor Kennedy pitched the final three innings without an earned run to earn her second save.
"I tell them just to throw the ball around the plate because we can't defend the walk," Vesa said.
Pitching was requisite as Munster had just three hits after the first inning.
Baserunners were plentiful for Hanover Central, but coach Larry McMillen must have felt like a "Lost" producer, watching all of his players stranded with no one to write them a script to bring them home. Seven stranded runners add up to big frustration in a 2-1 loss.
"If you don't score runs, you can't win games," McMillen said. "We had the opportunities to score, but we didn't get the key hit."
The Wildcats (1-2) left two runners on base in the first and failed to score with the bases loaded in the third. Their only run came in the seventh on a dropped fly ball.
"We're young," McMillen said, "but that's why we play these games -- so we can learn from mistakes by the end of the year."
Sunday, April 1, 2007 12:12 AM CDT
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BY PAUL TREMBACKI
ptrembacki@nwitimes.com
219.933.3373
PREP SOFTBALL | NO. 5 MUNSTER 2, HANOVER CENTRAL 1
MUNSTER | She's developed a swing, but at heart Megan Paradzinski's still a slap hitter.
An extremely quick runner with the drive to get on base every at-bat no matter the score, but still a slapper.
Now in her fourth year leading off for Munster, Paradzinski doesn't mind the classification.
"I just try to do whatever I can based on what the infield's giving me," she said. "I'm the first to see the pitcher, and I've got to set the tone."
Paradzinski ran out two infield singles, stole one base and scored the crucial first run as Times No. 5 Munster topped Hanover Central 2-1 in a game delayed by lightning on Saturday afternoon.
A signee with St. Xavier, Paradzinski is a run-scoring machine. Vesa estimates that the senior shortstop scores about 80 percent of the time when she gets to second base with one out or less.
"It feels good to score whenever it happens," Paradzinski said. "The big hitters should get credit for bringing me in. I'm just the one getting on base."
Junior Kelly Mashura had the big hit in the first with a triple that scored Paradzinski. Mashura scored on a passed ball to make the score 2-0.
Meanwhile, a trio of pitchers combined on the near-shutout for the Mustangs (2-0). Vesa is staying true to her pledge to give her entire staff a chance. Elenor Kennedy pitched the final three innings without an earned run to earn her second save.
"I tell them just to throw the ball around the plate because we can't defend the walk," Vesa said.
Pitching was requisite as Munster had just three hits after the first inning.
Baserunners were plentiful for Hanover Central, but coach Larry McMillen must have felt like a "Lost" producer, watching all of his players stranded with no one to write them a script to bring them home. Seven stranded runners add up to big frustration in a 2-1 loss.
"If you don't score runs, you can't win games," McMillen said. "We had the opportunities to score, but we didn't get the key hit."
The Wildcats (1-2) left two runners on base in the first and failed to score with the bases loaded in the third. Their only run came in the seventh on a dropped fly ball.
"We're young," McMillen said, "but that's why we play these games -- so we can learn from mistakes by the end of the year."