Washington High School Softball - Gig Harbor bounces Bellarmine Prep
April 4, 2012: Tacoma, WA 98405 Gig Harbor Tides (Gig Harbor, WA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Bellarmine Prep Lions (Tacoma, WA), 9-4 in a league challenge.
The Tides now own a 5-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Olympia for a 4A Narrows challenge on Friday, April 6. Gig Harbor will battle a Bears squad coming off a 12-3 league loss to South Kitsap (Port Orchard, WA). The Bears record now stands at 1-1.
With the loss, Bellarmine Prep falls to 1-1 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Stadium (Tacoma, WA) to battle the Tigers in a 4A Narrows challenge on Thursday, April 5. The Tigers enter the challenge with a record of 0-1.
Game Summary
The Lions lost their second league game. Courtney Schwan struck out 6. Alexis Mendez 1-3 with a home run. She scored 1 run and had 2 RBI. Courtney Schwan was 1-4 with a triple. She had 2 RBI. Kelly McLaughlin was 2-4. She scored 1 run. Alexa Ostrander was 1-2. She scored a run. Alex DeStephano was 1-4 with a triple. The Lions had Gig Harbor on the ropes early in the game, but to their credit Gig Harbor came back to win.