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CELTS,
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greedy, Ebbs threw a rocket to third
from center fi eld to nail the runner at
third.
“With a great defense behind her,
Lacey can just go out and relax and
pitch. She is moving the ball so well
and hitting her spots. But it also makes
a huge diff erence when a pitcher knows
that she has a great defense,” Wise said.
After an RBI-groundout by Schwab
in the bottom of the third, the Celtics
had another three-run inning in the fol-
lowing frame.
Ebbs had fl ied out to left fi eld in her
fi rst two at-bats, but with a runner on
fi rst and nobody out, the University of
Kentucky signee scorched an RBI triple
into the gap in right center fi eld. Ebbs
would score moments later thanks to
an RBI-single from Abbi Covalt.
“My approach in the fi rst two at-bats
was to hit line drives and I kept get-
ting under the ball. In my third at-bat, I
tried hitting the ball on the ground and
that's what helped me get on top of it,”
Ebbs said.
Schwab recorded her third RBI later
in the frame thanks to her second hit
of the game, extending the lead to 8-0.
After KJ Cluster started the bottom
of the fi fth by reaching fi rst on a free
pass, Ebbs hit a line shot down the left
fi eld line for a ground rule double, put-
ting two runners in scoring position.
Cluster got home on a groundout from
Heather Ebner and Ebbs scored the
game-ending run on a wild pitch.
“Our lineup is really good at being
smart and doing our job,” Ebbs said.
McNary returns home on Monday,
April 26 to face off against North Salem
at 4 p.m.
Body, Mind & Soul
Sophomore pitcher Lacey Vasas threw five innings for the Celtics and gave up just three hits
and no runs.
Photo by MATT RAWLINGS of Keizertimes
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