Spring Break
Roos fall in first Summit League series of season
Elyssa Brogdon
Issue date: 3/17/08 Section: Sports
The game was delayed nearly 10 minutes as the umpiring crew consulted the rule book to ensure they made the correct call.
"We were actually on the other side of this earlier in the season," Smith said. "The umpire called it the other way, so I was under the impression that it wasn't a big deal."
After an intermission the Roos took the field for the second game. Oakland carried over their energy from the previous game with their first batter, freshman Kelsey Krych, hitting a triple then later stealing home in the top of the first. Sophomore Angela Righetti hit a homerun in the top of the second.
In the third the Golden Grizzlies scored three runs ending the inning with a lead over the Roos of 5-0.
Things got worse for UMKC in the bottom of the fifth inning when Oakland junior pitcher Jessica Granger hit Roo freshman pitcher Taya Upkes with a pitch on her throwing arm. Upkes didn't play the rest of the game and was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
It wasn't until the bottom of the sixth inning that UMKC found a way to score.
Baker and Slagle crossed home plate before the game ended in favor of Oakland 12-2.
"I thought we came out very well and played to the level we should have," Smith said. "I feel like we are going to need to work on adversity a little bit. Once things start going the wrong way we tend to slide in a different direction."
ebrogdon@unews.com
"We were actually on the other side of this earlier in the season," Smith said. "The umpire called it the other way, so I was under the impression that it wasn't a big deal."
After an intermission the Roos took the field for the second game. Oakland carried over their energy from the previous game with their first batter, freshman Kelsey Krych, hitting a triple then later stealing home in the top of the first. Sophomore Angela Righetti hit a homerun in the top of the second.
In the third the Golden Grizzlies scored three runs ending the inning with a lead over the Roos of 5-0.
Things got worse for UMKC in the bottom of the fifth inning when Oakland junior pitcher Jessica Granger hit Roo freshman pitcher Taya Upkes with a pitch on her throwing arm. Upkes didn't play the rest of the game and was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
It wasn't until the bottom of the sixth inning that UMKC found a way to score.
Baker and Slagle crossed home plate before the game ended in favor of Oakland 12-2.
"I thought we came out very well and played to the level we should have," Smith said. "I feel like we are going to need to work on adversity a little bit. Once things start going the wrong way we tend to slide in a different direction."
ebrogdon@unews.com
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