As I have noted, Athletes Unlimited Softball will give you the offense you’re seeking. To put it another way, in games seventeen and eighteen, we witnessed 35 runs and 43 hits combined. Enough of me telling you about it. Let’s recap the final two games of Week Three in Athletes Unlimited Softball.
Game Seventeen: Team Jaquish Pulls Away Late in 12 – 6 Win Over Team Chidester
After a scoreless first inning, Amanda Chidester’s squad scored two runs in their half of the second inning. Abby Ramirez hit a two-run double to right-center field to plate those two runs. Next, Gwen Svekis knocked an RBI single for Chidester’s team in the third inning as Sahvanna Jaquish’s team got on the board in the inning. Jaquish scored Megan Wiggins on a groundout to third base for an RBI and get her team on the board.
In the fourth, Chidester helped her team with a three-run shot to left center as Ramirez added another RBI in the fifth. Chidester’s homer moved into second place on the Athletes Unlimited Softball all-time home run list.
OFF THE LIGHTS 🎆@chiddy3 got all of this ball and then some 😳#AUSB | 📺 ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/yxGurYnYap
— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) August 14, 2022
Bubba Nickles had an RBI for Team Jaquish, scoring Sydney Romero as Wiggins also scored on a throwing error. Without question, the seventh inning was all Team Jaquish, as they put up seven runs in the inning.
Two runs in for Team Jaquish off the bat of @madilyn_nickles 👏#AUSB | 📺 ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/NttywTGsuU
— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) August 14, 2022
DJ Sanders and Sashel Palacios each had a two-run RBI double in the seventh. Kelsey Harshman, Tori Vidales, and Aubrey Leach hit an RBI single. Anissa Urtez put in another run for Chidester’s squad, but it wasn’t enough.
It’s important to note that the MVP 1 and MVP 2 of the game came from the losing team. Ramirez was the MVP with her three-RBI game as Chidester also garnered MVP 2 honors with her three-RBI game. The MVP 3 went to Palacios as her three-RBI effort was recognized.
Game Eighteen: Team McCleney Victorious Over Team Mulipola 9 –6
All in all, the final game of Week Three was sponsored by the number three as Haylie McCleney’s team posted three runs in three different innings. However, Dejah Mulipola’s squad started the game with three runs via home runs in the first inning. Mulipola hit a two-run bomb to left field, while Shannon Rhodes had a solo homer.
BACK TO BACK 🚀 @dejahmulipola and @ShannonRhodes2 do some damage here in the first 😤#AUSB | 📺 ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/vEfQwait9u
— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) August 15, 2022
Danielle Gibson decided to tie the game for McCleney’s team with a three-run homer in the second. As a result, Gibson earned MVP 1 honors for her three-RBI game. What’s more, Lilli Piper and Janae Jefferson each hit RBI singles for Team Mulipola in inning number three.
Outta here in a hurry 😱@danielleeee41 | 📺 ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/DKsanxRG4t
— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) August 15, 2022
Moving to the fifth inning, Taylor Edwards and Sis Bates had RBIs while Mia Davidson scored on a wild pitch for team McCleney. In the bottom of the inning, Rhodes hit another home run to tie the game at six runs apiece. Lastly, McCleney and Victoria Hayward had RBIs as the other run came on a throwing error in the seventh inning. McCleney was the MVP 2, thanks to her three-hit game. Finally, Rhodes was the MVP 3 due to her two homers for Team Mulipola.
Your team captains for Week Four are the same ones from the previous week in Muipola, McCleney, Jaquish, and Chidester.
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