GATORS SURVIVE EAGLES

   
The BGMR Gators and Red Lake Falls Eagles continued their hard fought rivalry with the Gators prevailing 10-9 in 8 innings. The Gators seemed to be in control of the game as they entered the 6th inning with an 8-3 lead. The pesky Eagles however mounted a fierce rally as they scored 4 runs in the sixth and tacked on the tying two runs in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings. Much to the Gators credit they preserved through some adversity and managed to regain the lead in the top of the eighth. With two outs Red Lake Falls would get the tying run to third base and had the winning run on first but BGMR got the final out on a ground ball to second and throw to first. Offensively the Gators were led by Emily Anderson who was 3 for 3. Lyndsey Anderson and Aunica Novacek were 3 for 5 and Paige Taggart was 2 for 4. Gator starting pitcher Paige Taggart was effective early but ran into some brief control problems.  Bailey Bergeron did a nice job in relief but also seemed to run out of gas. Aunica Novacek came in relief of Bergeron and proceeded to give up the tying hit but did settle down and picked up the victory. Defensively the Gators were nowhere near as sharp as they need to be. They had errors on plays they normally make. BGMR will get a day of practice to straighten out some correctable mistakes defensively before they return home on Thursday night to take on the Lake of the Woods Bears. The BGMR Gator Coaching Staff would like to take this time to remind Gator Nation that no matter how close the game is the Gator Girls and umpiring crew are doing the best they can.  Mistakes will be made in just about every athletic contest that a person is involved with.  The coaching staff stress to the girls that it isn't the adversity that can hurt you but how you respond to it that can make a difference. It is Gators Nation’s job to be a positive influence for the girls and help them persevere through adversity.

By: Coach Christian