Recap: Team Lorenz Overcomes Early Deficit for 6-3 Victory Over Team McQuillin

Eric Rhew

Aug 10, 2024

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Corner infielder Tori Vidales and middle infielder Anissa Urtez each collected two hits and pitcher Aleshia Ocasio earned her third straight victory in the circle as Team Lorenz battled back for a 6-3 victory over Team McQuillin to complete Saturday’s Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball Championship Season doubleheader at Parkway Bank Sports Complex.

Vidales, who garnered MVP 1 honors, registered a season-high 210 leaderboard points after going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and two runs batted in.

Urtez, meanwhile, collected MVP 2 accolades and 160 leaderboard points following a 2-for-3 effort with two runs batted in. Outfielder Aliyah Andrews completed the MVP sweep with an MVP 3 commendation after scoring a run and driving in a run.

Ocasio ran her record to 3-0 after giving up two runs, including one earned run, on three hits with three strikeouts over 4.0 innings. Kathryn Sandercock secured her third save of the campaign after throwing a perfect seventh inning with a strikeout.

Three different players recorded a hit in the loss for Team McQuillin. Captain Taylor McQuillin (3-2) was saddled with the loss after conceding five runs on four hits in 2.2 innings with one strikeout.

KEY MOMENT

After falling behind by a 2-0 margin in the opening inning, Team Lorenz countered by scoring six runs over the next three frames to take a 6-2 lead it did not relinquish. The squad plated three runs in the second inning, including a two-run single by Urtez, before adding a two-run home run by Vidales in the third inning. Captain Amanda Lorenz upped the margin to 6-2 with a RBI single in the fourth inning.

LEADERBOARD IMPACT

Vidales’ 210-point effort elevated her 10 spots on the leaderboard, putting her into fourth place with 800 points. Outfielder Amanda Lorenz continues to hold the top spot in the league standings with 900 points.

GAME NOTES

Teams are now 1-for-13 in captain’s challenges through 14 completed games this season … Team McQuillin initiated a captain’s challenge on an out call made on a fielder’s choice by outfielder Morgan Zerkle with two outs in the top of the fourth inning … The challenge was unsuccessful after the call was upheld.
There have been 15 home runs hit through the first 14 complete games played this season after Vidales and Romero each launched their first homers of the campaign … Fifteen different players have accounted for the 15 home runs.
Lorenz extended her hitting streak to six straight games after driving in a run with a single in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Zerkle saw her five-game hitting streak come to an end after going 0-for-3 in the loss for Team McQuillin.
Sandercock, who owns a league-record six saves in her AU Pro Softball career, has matched her own single-season record with three saves this season … Rachel Garcia had three saves in 2022 before Sandercock equaled the mark with three saves in 2023.