West wins on series of errors
Originally published March 22, 2011 at 10:39 p.m., updated March 22, 2011 at 11 p.m.
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CommentAllena Cannady thought she was out. She had hit a weak pop fly to second base and thought the infield fly rule was in effect.
The problem? There was only one runner on.
"I wasn't aware that there had to be a runner on first and third," said the sophomore center fielder for Victoria West.
In reality, the sophomore outfielder for Victoria West was the game-winning run after a sequence of errors by Floresville to cap off the Warriors 6-5 extra inning win. The Jaguars had a total of six errors in nine innings.
It was the Warriors fourth straight as they move their record to 16-6 on the season, 2-0 in District 30-4A.
Cannady trotted down to first base. The second baseman dropped the pop fly, picked it up and flipped it to the shortstop for an out.
All of it was missed by the young Cannady, in her first year of varsity play and a sophomore.
"I just stopped, and she dropped it," she said. "Then, I got off the base because I thought they called me out."
Behind third base, coach Rome McNary was screaming for her to get back on the base.
"I don't know what the deal was, but I told her to go back to the base," McNary said. "I saw the shortstop flip it to second, and I knew the lead runner was out."
The shortstop then turned tried to throw to first base. Instead, the ball went sailing passed and to the fence, and Cannady took off.
"I just saw coach, and he was like 'Go! Go! Go!" she said. "And I just kept on running. ... I saw the ball go passed me, and I knew to go to second and he waived me on to third."
Cannady wouldn't have to wait long, scoring on a grounder to short by Sevanah Campos-Reyes, who led the Warriors at the plate with 4 for 5 with an two RBIs and a triple.
McNary said they'll take the win however they can get it.
"It wasn't a planned play, but we'll take it out," he said. "It certainly helped us out."
Victoria West 6, Floresville 5 (9)
FL 002 021 000 - 5 9 6
VW 002 010 201 - 6 7 5
WP - Hoerig, LP - Bayer. Highlights: Sevanah Campos-Reyes 4-5, 3B, SB, R, 2 RBIs; Daren Gallup 1-2, 2R, 2 BB, 2B.
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N3225J says...
Unless the rules have changed, I believe the infield fly rule applies to a runner on first and second or first, second and third with less than two outs. The ball must be popped up in the infield that may easly be caught by an infielder. The umpire must call "in field fly" in which case the batter is out and runners may advance at their own risk. A fielder my not drop the ball on purpose so as to put a runner out. Runners on first and third do not set up a infield fly rule. Has that rule changed? I haven't called a high school game in a long time.
March 24, 2011 at 8:40 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
scout says...
n32- pretty much thats it. The flyball can be out in the grass a bit as well. Its up to the official to decide if ball is catchable. It gets hairy when not called right away. Then everyone is screaming, kids are running with their heads cut off and the commotion begins. Dropping the ball is irrevelant. Dead ball already. Also - when a runner advances on thier own, its not a force! You MUST apply a tag for the out.
Parents always scream the call was blown.
March 24, 2011 at 11:52 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )