WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018
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Bulldog versus Bulldog
Janelle Almaguer
throws her first
career shutout in the
double-digit win
By ALEXIS MANSANAREZ
STAFF WRITER
HERMISTON — This time
last season, the Hermiston soft-
ball team had more losses than
wins and would go on to win
only two of its next five games
after the opening week.
This season, the Bulldogs
handily move to 3-0 after a
16-run shutout victory over
Pasco (WA) on Friday.
“It’s exciting,” head coach
Kate Greenough said. “They are
working so hard and I think now
everybody gets a chance to see
that. They are doing all of the
little things right right now so
regardless of whether that game
is close or not, they did what
they needed to do when they
needed to do it and that’s excit-
ing. It’s showing growth and
showing maturity.”
Hermiston was just coming
off a game that was shortened by
the 10-run rule and were three
runs away from another five
inning game at Rocky Heights
Elementary School.
The hosting Bulldogs got out
to an early lead with four runs in
the first inning and three more in
the second.
Janelle Almaguer got a big
strikeout to end the first inning
and leave the visiting Bulldog
(2-4) runners stranded in scoring
position.
Once it was Hermiston’s turn
to step to the plate, the Bulldogs
used their speed and timely hit-
ting to get out ahead of Pasco.
After leadoff batter Sydney
Stefani was sent to first on a
walk, she quickly moved around
the bases, stealing second and
third by the time Sam Atilano
stepped up to the plate.
On a wild pitch from Andrea
Gonzalez, Stefani made the trip
home and Atilano took first on
another walk.
Saige Melson was the last
Bulldog to get on base in the
first, and on her RBI single she
pushed Hermiston’s lead to 4-0
— two of the previous runs were
both scored on wild pitches.
Again in the bottom of the
second, another run was scored
on a wild pitch.
Kalei Smith hit a line drive
straight up the middle of the field
to reach first and two bunts off
the bats of Stefani and Atilano
put Smith in position to score.
Almaguer followed with a
two-run RBI single to extend the
lead to 7-0.
Almaguer had a strong offen-
sive outing and also recorded her
first career shutout in the circle
for Hermiston.
Starting in the place of her
older sister Julissa Almaguer,
who has been sitting out after
an injury sustained in the sea-
son opener Tuesday, Janelle is
getting valuable experience as
STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS
See SOFTBALL, Page A11
Hermiston’s Janelle Almaguer throws from the pitching circle in the Bulldog’s 16-0 win against Pasco
on Friday in Hermiston.
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