Stephanie Alvarez slides into home on wild pitch
in the first inning. (Photos by Ed Piper)
When Linda Brown hits the ball, there is a noise that can be a little startling.
She blasts a ball through the 5.5 hole--between the third baseman and shortstop--and the sound rings out a little differently than off some other girls' bats.
Well, the La Jolla slugger was at it again against Mission Bay Tues., April 21. She pounded a home run and the Vikings piled on the poor Buccaneers in Mission Bay's brand new stadium, 10-4.
There were "wow's" all around, with a few "oohs" and "aahs" mixed in, during the Vikings' first visit to the new facility opposite the football field. The visitors dugout, made out of block, towers 10 to 12 feet above players' heads and provides nice shade during an afternoon game. It is very spacious.
The pitcher's circle proved a little getting used to for La Jolla starter Katja Sarain. The dirt in the circle appeared to be very soft and ready to move. A minor crater developed in the early innings that the pitchers had to kind of step over during their routine. A little moisture on the dirt seemed to be needed in both the pitcher's circle and home plate area.
Linda Brown steps into a pitch in the first time
around the order in the top of the first.
But Sarain figured it out, and the Vikings, after some early-innings jitters, kept the hosts at bay to hold them to four runs.
As the new dirt went flying, Stephanie Alvarez slide into home safely on a wild pitch in the top of the first inning. She grinned as she brushed off a load of the brick dust from the knees of her uniform pants.
Copyright 2015 Ed Piper
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