MONTICELLO - A little change of scenery worked wonders for Tanya Kammes Monday night in a thrilling, 5-4 Six Rivers East softball victory over Barneveld.
Ponies coach Duane Garrison moved his leadoff hitter to the cleanup position and the senior outfielder enjoyed the view from the 4-hole, going 2-for-3 with the game-winning RBI-single in the bottom of the seventh inning.
"She's been in one hell of a slump so I decided to move her," Garrison said.
Kammes drilled a 2-2 pitch on a line back through the middle with two outs to cap the 2-run bottom half, after the Eagles scored two in the top. Starter Kelly Mueller helped her cause in a big way with the go-ahead two-out RBI-single that made the score 4-3.
"I was worried that might demoralize us," Garrison admitted.
Sophomore Sadi Hilliard and Brienna Voegeli singled from the No. 7 and No. 8 spots in Monticello's order to key the game-winning rally. Mary Hershberger went the distance and fanned seven to get the win after Barneveld won a 50-minute, 2-1 game at home over the Ponies Friday night. Mueller spun a one-hitter in that game to Hershberger's five-hit performance.
Monticello hopes to keep rolling in conference Thursday night when it travels to Juda.
Ponies coach Duane Garrison moved his leadoff hitter to the cleanup position and the senior outfielder enjoyed the view from the 4-hole, going 2-for-3 with the game-winning RBI-single in the bottom of the seventh inning.
"She's been in one hell of a slump so I decided to move her," Garrison said.
Kammes drilled a 2-2 pitch on a line back through the middle with two outs to cap the 2-run bottom half, after the Eagles scored two in the top. Starter Kelly Mueller helped her cause in a big way with the go-ahead two-out RBI-single that made the score 4-3.
"I was worried that might demoralize us," Garrison admitted.
Sophomore Sadi Hilliard and Brienna Voegeli singled from the No. 7 and No. 8 spots in Monticello's order to key the game-winning rally. Mary Hershberger went the distance and fanned seven to get the win after Barneveld won a 50-minute, 2-1 game at home over the Ponies Friday night. Mueller spun a one-hitter in that game to Hershberger's five-hit performance.
Monticello hopes to keep rolling in conference Thursday night when it travels to Juda.
