Navy jumps out to a big early lead and
cruises to the win!
(June 22, 2009)
Navy exploded for 16 runs in the top of the
first inning and held on to earn a big 18-9
victory over Rutgers in their first-ever
meeting in the
Capital Alumni Network (CAN) Coed
Alumni
Softball league.
The Yard Dawgs came out swinging to start
the game, pounding out 16 hits, cycling
through the order twice and ending the
first inning with a commanding 16-0 lead.
In their first at-bats, 9 of 10 Navy
batters scored at least one run (the first
7 hitters each scored twice) and 9 of 10
Yard Dawgs contributed an RBI.
Rutgers didn't mount much of a threat after
the first inning, but displayed some solid
hitting of their own to earn 2 runs in the
2nd inning, 4 runs in the 4th, and 3 runs
in the 6th. Navy's only scoring after
their opening salvo came on a 2-run home
run from Ed Malinowski('02) in the 5th
frame.
Stars of the Game: Ed Malinowski('02)
paced the Navy offense, going 4 for 5 with
2 singles, a double, a home run, 3 runs
scored and 4 RBI's. Mike McAneny('91)
matched Ed with a 4 for 5 night,
contributing 3 singles, a double, 2 runs
scored and 3 RBI's. For the women, Jenni
Washburn ('01) helped set the table for the
middle of the order, going 3 for 5 with 3
singles, 3 runs scored and 1 RBI. On
defense, Al Lamson('84) became the
team-record sixth Navy pitcher to take the
mound this season. Al pitched a solid
first-ever game for the Yard Dawgs, ending
with a respectable 2.50 Walks/Hits per
Innings Pitched (WHIP).
Fun Facts:
- Navy's 16 runs in the first inning
matched their largest total output in any
single game this season.
- "Old Dawgs": Navy put its most
experienced team on the field for this
game, with 6 of 10 starters graduating from
USNA in 1991 or earlier and only 2 of 12
players under 30 years of age!
Next Up: Navy will play a challenging
double-header against regional rivals
Virginia and Maryland, two Final-Four teams
from the 2008 tournament, starting at
10:30am on Saturday, June 27 at the
NASA Goddard softball fields in
Greenbelt, MD.
Follow the Yard Dawgs' 2009 season and
stats at their homepage:
http://www.leaguelineup.com/navyyarddawgs