Last night in Abingdon, it was Casey Burcham, and our Burcham Bunch that was trying hard to slay the # Falcons. While I am only six years into knowing Burcham, it would be hard for me to be any more impressed with the way that our Coach handles his business.
Tonight’s 1 vs 5 belongs to Alan Knight, and the Lady Panthers. Coach and I go back some 25 or so years, and the number of win and your In games we have experienced together has to be closing in on 20 or so. Won a few, lost a few, but as is the shorter relationship with Burcham, it’s built on the level of class shown by the Skipper.
Last night 🌙 ended in a 4-2 setback against a 5-time State Championship team, but know that the Burcham Bunch were in it until the final out. Six or seven calls that could have gone either way, and sadly, we went 0-for on the night. But that’s part of the game of baseball / softball. As Tom Hanks taught us, there’s no crying in baseball.
Dennis Zimmerman and Alan Knight
The glass half empty mindset is that Burcham is now 0-2 in the win 🏆 and your In contests. The glass half full says Burcham is 2-0 in getting to that game !!!
If it helps, Knight went 0-9 in those games early on, and once we broke through, we added three State Titles to the four he captured in volleyball 🏐 a lifetime ago.
Two great coaches who are equally impressive men off the diamond 💎 are absolutely on the opposite ends of their careers. Knight is closing in on 50 seasons now, and Burcham just finished his second year.
If you are reading this from the Carroll County side, that’s a wrap on this story. If you are a fan of Softball or you are from Page County, stick around for the game coverage coming shortly.
5:40 – Page County High School is now taking infield practice.
73° – First Pitch 5:59
Page County plates a run 🏃♀️ in the top of the first without a base hit ! 1-0, heading to the bottom of the first [6:07]
Falcons are retired in order, thanks to solid fielding from PCHS [6:10]
Bizarre ending to the top of the second, double play called on what looked to be an infield fly call. Pitcher dropped 🫳 the ball and then went 1-5-4….
Runner on 3rd with one out and Falcons pop up a bunt, leading to a 1-6 double play to end the second.
Lady Panthers plate another run 🏃♀️ in the top of the third inning on two base hits wrapped around a sacrifice bunt. 2-0 after 2 and 1/2 !
Falcons started a two out, nobody on rally, stringing together three base hits to tie the game at 2-2 after 3rd inning.
Page County goes down in order in the top of the fourth… we have reached halftime, tied at 2-2.
Central down in order, on to the top of the 5th, 2-2…
Top 5th, Ava Marshall with a two out single for Page but is stranded. [7:08]
After 5, Falcons lead 3-2 [7:14]
Kaylei Shifflet just launched a 2-run bomb 💣 over my head in left center !!!!! Lady Panthers lead 4-3.
In just one swing, Page County went from down to six outs to being 6 outs from winning !!!
7:23 – Middle of the 6th
Falcon pitcher Lexi Burkholder just laced a 2-out, 2-run home run to give the lead back to Central, 5-4.
7:37 – we head to the 7th inning now, down 5-4. Last chance for extending the season….
7:45 – Final Score, Falcons 5-4….
