Cougs feel Hornets’ sting
From our weekly issue dated May 06, 2009
The Lady Cougars lost a pair of games to the state’s second-ranked 4-A team, Henley, in Klamath Falls on Saturday, May 2.
The Hornets won the first game 17-1 (five innings) and had a perfect game going into the fifth until Thea Barker-Cortrecht walked, and then was thrown out attempting to score when Kya McAlister walked and stole second by running directly to second base to force the throw home.
McAlister went to third on a passed ball and scored on Tammy Huntamer’s RBI single. Perfect game, no-hitter and shut-out all ruined in the Cougar last at bat.
Seven Cougar batters struck out during the five innings. Henley scored 10 runs in the first. Cougar errors contributed to the loss.
In the second game, Huntamer didn’t give Autumn Wedan the first team all-state pitcher a chance to get started by hitting a frozen rope back into centerfield for a base hit. However that would be the only time the Cougs would reach base the rest of the game. Fifteen consecutive Cougar batters retired, with 10 strikeouts.
The Hornets scored 11 runs in the second. Final: Henley 19, Illinois Valley 0 (five innings). Once again I.V. errors aided the Hornets.
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“Tammy’s performance today was outstanding considering the fact that our normal left fielder didn’t play and our other pitcher was unavailable to throw,” said coach Ken Reinhart.
Added head coach Ken Hix, “She had to pitch 10 innings in rain and never gave up regardless of the situation or score, and had the only two hits and RBI of the day.
Both coaches noted that Henley is a very good team.
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