ARGYLE - It was just one play in the game, but when Argyle sophomore Kayla Butler-Paulson was thrown out trying to steal second base in the bottom of the seventh inning, Argyle coach Heidi Ganshert challenged the call.
Ganshert said it was a high throw and Paulson's foot was on the bag before the tag.
"I didn't think it was that close," Ganshert said. "That is just one opinion. I'm sure everyone else has a different opinion."
Benton-Shullsburg survived the play and Argyle's rally to hang on for a 5-4 win Thursday.
Argyle (5-8, 3-4 Six Rivers East) left nine runners on base and left the bases loaded in the fourth and sixth innings.
"I told them it really should not have come to that," Ganshert said of Butler's stolen base attempt in the seventh.
The Zephyr-Miners scored three runs in the first inning to jump out to a 3-0 lead. The Orioles responded in the bottom of the first. Argyle senior Jenna Langmeier, who went 2-for-4, singled and stole second. Paulson reached on an error and Langmeier scored to cut the Zephyr-Miners lead to 3-1.
Trailing 5-1 in the fourth, the Orioles had a golden scoring opportunity with the bases loaded, but only pushed across one run. Argyle's Brianne Connors singled to center and Hannah Saalsaa singled to left. Katrina Carter reached on an error and Kari Fischer knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly.
"Two more inches and it would have been a home run (grand slam)," Ganshert said.
Argyle senior Amber Dammen crushed a triple to center in the fifth. Paulson came through with a sacrifice fly to cut the Zephyr-Miners' lead to 5-3.
The Orioles loaded the bases in the sixth, but scored just one run. Carter walked and Fischer singled up the middle. Argyle's Ashley Bruehlman followed with an RBI single, but it's all the Orioles could muster. The Zephyr-Miners worked out of the jam by getting Langmeier to ground into a fielder's choice at the plate and Dammen to pop out.
"It just comes down to that we are not picking the right pitches to hit," Ganshert said. "That hurts. They (Benton-Shullsburg) did make some good plays."
Paulson pitched a complete game for the Orioles. She gave up five earned runs on nine hits. She struck out three and walked three. Every batter she walked came around to score.
Argyle will play Deerfield and Stockton in the Juda tournament Saturday. It will begin a stretch of seven games in eight days for the Orioles.
"We will have to strategically pick who is pitching when," Ganshert said.
Ganshert said it was a high throw and Paulson's foot was on the bag before the tag.
"I didn't think it was that close," Ganshert said. "That is just one opinion. I'm sure everyone else has a different opinion."
Benton-Shullsburg survived the play and Argyle's rally to hang on for a 5-4 win Thursday.
Argyle (5-8, 3-4 Six Rivers East) left nine runners on base and left the bases loaded in the fourth and sixth innings.
"I told them it really should not have come to that," Ganshert said of Butler's stolen base attempt in the seventh.
The Zephyr-Miners scored three runs in the first inning to jump out to a 3-0 lead. The Orioles responded in the bottom of the first. Argyle senior Jenna Langmeier, who went 2-for-4, singled and stole second. Paulson reached on an error and Langmeier scored to cut the Zephyr-Miners lead to 3-1.
Trailing 5-1 in the fourth, the Orioles had a golden scoring opportunity with the bases loaded, but only pushed across one run. Argyle's Brianne Connors singled to center and Hannah Saalsaa singled to left. Katrina Carter reached on an error and Kari Fischer knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly.
"Two more inches and it would have been a home run (grand slam)," Ganshert said.
Argyle senior Amber Dammen crushed a triple to center in the fifth. Paulson came through with a sacrifice fly to cut the Zephyr-Miners' lead to 5-3.
The Orioles loaded the bases in the sixth, but scored just one run. Carter walked and Fischer singled up the middle. Argyle's Ashley Bruehlman followed with an RBI single, but it's all the Orioles could muster. The Zephyr-Miners worked out of the jam by getting Langmeier to ground into a fielder's choice at the plate and Dammen to pop out.
"It just comes down to that we are not picking the right pitches to hit," Ganshert said. "That hurts. They (Benton-Shullsburg) did make some good plays."
Paulson pitched a complete game for the Orioles. She gave up five earned runs on nine hits. She struck out three and walked three. Every batter she walked came around to score.
Argyle will play Deerfield and Stockton in the Juda tournament Saturday. It will begin a stretch of seven games in eight days for the Orioles.
"We will have to strategically pick who is pitching when," Ganshert said.
