Thanks Jay for the great shots of the season end party. We'll miss your family next season. Have a great summer everyone!

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Thanks Jay, for the pictures for our photo album.  Keep them coming folks!  Senior night was beautiful. Everyone had a great time honoring Megan Campbell, we sure will miss her next season.

High School softball is over. For some select softball is starting. For Roosevelt softball players it's time to celebrate a season well done.  Plan to attend the season end party at Maple Leaf Playground on Friday May 25th starting at 5:30p.m.

The address is 1020 NE 82nd St . Please bring chairs, tables if you have them and stuff to play like volleyball, badmiton, frisbee.  There are a couple softball fields on the lower level that may be open if we want to try a friendly game with parents and kids. Bring gloves and bats.

 Roosevelt is buying sub sandwiches and families bring sides and desserts.  Should be a lot of fun.

The Riders, determined not to be shut out, scored their only run when Kate knocked in Emily late in then 7th inning. Kate had a great day going 3 for 3 and the RBI. Claire had a nice catch in right field  and made a double play. Kate, Megan and Mallory teamed up for the second double play of the game. Megan looking sharp at the plate pitching a 1 hitter up until the 6th.

 Go Riders!

Even  though the score was 14-4 it was a well played game with few errors. With blue sitting on a tight strike zone in the 4th Eastlake began a hitting frenzy. What can you do?

Riders were not able to battle back and it was game over.

Busy week coming up so buckle up!

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The Riders were in a close game with Newport into the 4th inning with a score of 1-1. Then came the drizzle and Newport bats got red hot.Ten runs were scored against us in the 5th and game over.

Riders will take the rest of the week off to relax and enjoy the rest of spring break.

See ya next time!

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Megan held Garfield to only one hit  and 11 strike outs in a well executed game. Kate as catcher teamed up with Rhiannon for an excellent throw down at 2nd. Alex M.M had two hits and currently owns the best batting average on the team.  As always complete stats can be found on tab in left column.

 See you at Skyline tonight! 

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Number 2 ranked Woodinville beat a much improved Riders team. Still shaky at the plate the Riders made few errors before falling to Woodinville 11-0.

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The sun shone on the Riders vs number 10 ranked Inglemoor (Kenmore) game. With several starters out sick everyone got a chance to have a taste of what a top ranked team could dish. It was a hit fest for Inglemoor and our outfield got plenty or work. In the end Inglemoor was victorious at 18-0.

Today the Riders are scheduled to play number 2 ranked Woodinville at Woodinville.

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It wasn't the Riders finest hour with only 3 base hits and a number of errors in the field.  Despite adjustments by Coach Sara the team went down to defeat in 5 innings with a score of 12-0.

Let's Go Riders!

Despite few errors the Riders couldn't get any runs across the plate in a non conference game against Newport. Bat and ball made plenty of contact but Newport brought a strong defense and a good pitcher.  Riders first conference game will be against Bothell on Wednesday.

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The Fastpitch Riders brought their A-game to the Jamboree despite the cold and rain. Everyone got playing time and seemed to enjoy every minute of it. Stand out moments were Emily Pellingers home run, Rhiannon Gevings triple plus 3 RBI's. Leah McFarlnd-Bennett 2 RBI's and our freshmans efforts with Brenna Christensen double, Hailey Wirth contributed with hits and a nice double play from Alex Mountsier and Kate Quamma.

Go Riders, See you Monday at Hale

p.s. Check out the pics on "Albums 2012"

Plan on attending a team meeting with Coach Sara Monday, February 9th at 4:30 p.m. in the Commons. Everyone considering softball is encouraged to come.  Meet the coach and get your questions answered. We have a great group of returning players and are hopeful for a JV side this year. Bring a friend!

 A big thank you to all who contributed to this years sports auction, Hope to see you there!

2012 softball tryouts begin February 27th. We hope to have two teams this season so captains are organizing to get you in shape. The first hitting session has been cancelled due to weather. Stay tuned for more 

If you are just now considering the sport please contact Coach Sara at s.lesniewicz@gmail.com with your email address and we will hook you up. We have a great group of returning players and a fun coaching staff. 

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Roosevelt softball welcomes Coach Sarah and Coach Sheri, cheers! There is a tenative game scheduled  with Nathan Hale at Meadowbrook Thursday. This will be the first game of the season and just for fun. Next week we have some indoor batting practice  and start regular season with a home game against Newport on Wednesday.

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The weather turned nice for the rainout makeup between Roosevelt and Lake Washington in Kirkland.

The Riders started fast in this game, scoring two runs in the top of one on hits by Sophomore Katherine Woodworth and Junior Anne McGowan. The Kangs answered with one of their own in the bottom of the inning.

In the second, Roosevelt continued where they left off in the first with a leadoff single by Freshman Emily Pellinger driven home by a 2 RBI home run by senior Isabelle Batayola. Another hit by Katherine Woodworth caused a Lake WA pitcher change. That didn't matter as Senior Diana Hermansen dailed up another 2 RBI home run in the inning. The Riders held the Kangs scoreless for the next two innings.

In the top of the fourth, the Riders were at it again, gaining two walks and then the third single of the day for Katherine Woodworth. Anne McGowan then ripped a single to score two. Diana Hermansen laced a sacrifice to centerfield to score another and Junior Casey Bouldin nailed a single to score a fourth run in the inning to bring the game to a commanding 10-1 Rider lead.

There was no quit in the Kangs and along with their second pitching change they scored 3 in the fourth and fifth to cut the lead to six. Roosevelt added another in the sixth on a hit by sophomore Megan Campbell, but Lake Washington began to close the gap in the bottom of the inning, scoring 3 more on 4 hits and a Rider error.

Roosevelt got two more hits in the top of seven, but could not bring the runners home, but held the Kangs scoreless in the bottom of the inning for the 11-7 win. The two teams combined for 28 hits, with three homers in this slugfest. Katherine Woodworth was the offensive star of the day going 4 for 5 at the plate. Megan Campbell notches another victory from the rubber, pitching the complete game.

Our final game will be at Woodinville for a 6:30 PM start on Wednesday.

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The Riders travelled to Bothell on a cold and overcast Monday. The cougars were having their "senior night" and honored 10 graduating players. The Cougars also took time to honor RoughRider Seniors Diana Hermansen and Isabelle Batayola during the ceremony. After the tribute the teams took the field for an offensive battle.

First up, Roosevelt was unable to score on a double by Isabelle Batayola and a single by Sophomore Katherine Woodworth, leaving them both stranded. Bothell took advantage by scoring three in the bottom of the first.

The Riders stormed back in the second, with a lead off single by Sophomore Megan Murray followed by a Cougar error that put Sophomore Megan Campbell on base. Bases were loaded on a walk and Katherine Woodworth notched an RBI on another walk. Junior Anne McGowan then punched a hit to score two more to tie the game. Bothell answered with 3 runs on a big HR in the bottom of two.

Roosevelt came back alive in the fifth, when Diana Hermansen slammed a two run homer over the centerfield fence. The Cougars responded with a run on a Rider error and two more runs in the bottom of the inning. Another hit in the sixth by Isabelle Batayola was followed up with an RBI single by Katherine Woodworth but that ended the Rider scoring for the day as the Cougars were victorious in the 21 hit contest.

The Riders will make up a rainout against Lake Washington at Crestwood on Tuesday.

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The Riders headed for the eastside on an clear Friday night for our first evening contest of the season vs. the Vikings of Ingelmoor. Roosevelt was without the services of two of it's starters for this game and played the game with the nine remaining Varsity players bringing up one fo our JV players as the emergency backup.

The Riders got some bats on the ball early and took a 2-1 lead after three on a RBI single by Junior Anne McGowan and another RBIIB on a double by Senior Diana Hermansen.

Inglemoor found their bats in the fourth and proceeded to hammer 10 hits over the last three innings to run away with the game. The Riders scored once more when Diana laced her second double of the day, scoring Senior Isabelle Batayola who had safely hit three batters earlier.

Sophomore Megan Campbell went the distance for Roosevelt striking out 5 Viking batters. Roosevelt will face Bothell on Monday. We hope to back at full strength by then.

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Someone should tell the weatherman that it's May. It was cold and overcast as the Riders hosted the Ballard Beavers for their last league home game of 2010. Although it sprinkled sporadically, the rains that were soaking north Seattle and the foothills stayed away from lower woodland and we got the game and our yearly tradition of Senior Day honoring our departing seniors.

Ballard struck first in the top of the opening inning, scoring an unearned run on the benefit of a RoughRider error. Roosevelt responded by taking the lead in the bottom of the inning scoring two runs on two hits by Junior Anne McGowan and Sophomore Katherine Woodworth.

Like a lot of our recent contests the middle innings were played tight on defense and there was no further scoring until the top of four when Ballard nailed back to back doubles to score one to tie the game at two. It wasn't until the bottom of the sixth, that the Riders found another way to cross home plate. Senior Diana Hermansen led off the inning with a walk. Junior Hannah Bender then took two strikes showing bunt, but the fakes caused two dropped balls by the Ballard catcher and Diana Hermansen had advanced to third. Another pitch hit the dirt on a third strike and Hannah bolted for first causing the Beaver catcher to be forced to throw for the put out. Diana Hermansen, seeing the throw, slid into home for the go ahead run. Despite a double by Junior Casey Bouldin, The Riders were unable to pad their now 3-2 lead going into the top of seven.

Ballard started off with two straight hits placing the tying and winning run on the bags. Sophomore pitcher Megan Campbell bore down and struck out the next two, and the final out was a routine 6-3 putout from Senior Isabelle Batayola to Freshman Emily Pellinger. Megan Campbell faced 26 Beaver batters, throwing 113 pitches, striking out 8, with no walks to earn the win.

After the game both teams lined up on the base lines to recognize the seniors. Roosevelt first presented a rose to Ballard seniors Syrina Bailey and Sophie Overlock-Pauley and then introduced Riders Diana Hermansen and Isabelle Batayola to the fans and acknowledged their contribution to the softball program at Roosevelt. The rest of the team presented the seniors with gifts and flowers. Both players are 4 year varsity starters and both have been named previously to the KingCo All Star teams. Diana will be attending WSU in the fall and Isabelle will be heading off to OSU and will play for the NCAA softball program at Corvallis. Congratulations to both our graduating seniors.

Roosevelt travels to Crestwood Park on Wednesday to face the Lake Washington Kangs.

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You would hardly know that tomorrow is the opening day of boating season as Roosevelt took the long drive to the Sammamish plateau on this cold afternoon to play the Skyline Spartans.

The Riders started off silent And went down by one at the bottom of the first on a Spartan solo Home run. For the next three innings Roosevelt and Skyline traded scoreless at bats.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Spartans put together three straight hits to notch two more runs. Roosevelt attempted to answer in the top of six also getting three hits, but only scoring a single run when Junior Anne McGowan drove in Senior Isabelle Batayola. The Riders scored no more in this contest and went down to Skyline 4-1 in seven innings.

Anne McGowan pitched the complete game for Roosevelt, throwing 103 pitches to 28 batters, striking out three.

The Riders will host cross city rival Ballard at Lower Woodland on Monday.

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It took an extra day, but Lower Woodland #5 finally dried out as we moved back to host the Spartans from Bainbridge for a 3:30 start.

Sophomore Megan Murray took the rubber and took out the first 3 Bainbridge batters in 11 ptiches. The Riders scored first in the bottom of the inning with two runs highlighted by a triple by Junior Anne McGowan that drove in Sophomore Katherine Woodworth. In the third Roosevelt followed up with five hits, scoring 4 runs with Seniors Isabelle Batayola, Diana Hermansen and Anee McGowan all providing triples.

Bainbridge could not mount any offense as Rider pitcher Megan Murray held the off all day allowing only one hit and one walk, striking out eight with only 75 pitches thrown to 23 Spartan batters for the 6-0 win.

The RoughRiders travel to the eastside to face Skyline on Friday.

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Overnight rain had left our Lower Woodland field #5 in pretty bad shape, but Holy Names, not having a game this day allowed us the use of their better condition field #4 to host The Eastlake Wolves.

The Wolves piled up 4 hits in the first and scored two runs before the Riders came to bat. A single by Sophomore Katherine Woodworth ended up resulting in a score when Junior Casey Bouldin Drove her in to reduce the Eastlake lead to one. For the next five innings neither team was able to cross home plate in spite of a couple of hits by Eastlake and Rider doubles by Junior Anne McGowan and Senior Diana Hermansen.

The Wolves notched another run at the top of the seventh and the riders responded by putting two runners on the bags but were unable to bring them home to go down to Eastlake by a close 3-1 score.

Sophomore Megan Campbell went the distance for the Riders, striking out six. Roosevelt will host Bainbridge in a preseason makeup game on Thursday.

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By the time the game began at Garfield High School so had a cold drizzle which stayed with us throughout the contest between the Bulldogs and the RoughRiders.

Roosevelt drew first blood with three runs in the top of the opening inning, punctuated by a three bagger by Junior Anne McGowan. Roosevelt Pitcher kept the Bulldogs off the scoreboard and the RoughRiders picked up another run in the second.

Rider bats broke loose in the third with the green and gold adding another 7 hits including a 3 RBI home run by Freshman Rachael Cochran. Garfield got two back in the bottom of four, but the Riders finished the fifth with two more of their won to close out the game in a shortened five innings. Anne McGowan also nailed a solo homer in the game as Roosevelt provided firepower up and down the order.

Sophomore Megan Murray mowed down the Bulldogs, striking out 11 in 5 innings and using only 65 pitches to put Garfield away!

The JV squad also ran away with the game against the Junior Bulldogs making it a sweep for the afternoon. The RoughRiders will face Eastlake at home on Wednesday.

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By game time at Lower Woodland it was getting a little chilly and dark and the clouds were threatening rain and although it did rain off and on during the contest, the game went the distance with an exciting 7th inning finish.

Visiting Redmond went down 1,2,3 in the first and Roosevelt took to the bats. On the third pitch Senior Isabelle Batayola ripped a 230 foot solo home run over the centerfield fence. The Riders added a second run in the first to go up by two. The teams buckled down and traded two scoreless innings.

Redmond started out the fourth loading the bases with no outs. A single drove in a run, but the Riders managed to take the next two batters out with forces at home and held the Mustangs to the single run to get out of the jam. Redmond came back hard again in the fifth with three runs on the strength of two hits and two Roosevelt errors to take the lead 4-2. The Riders answered in the bottom of the inning when Senior Diana Hermansen sent a deep sacrifice fly to center field to Score Junior Elizabeth Hiner to close the gap to one run. No score by Redmond in the sixth allowed Roosevelt to tie the game when Junior Casey Bouldin was knocked in by Sophomore Megan Murray. The game now tied at four runs went into the final inning.

Four Mustang hits and a Rider error saw four Redmond batters cross home plate to open the largest lead of the day. It was looking bleak for Roosevelt as the went to bat in the final half inning. The first Rider batter grounded out. Junior Anne McGowan takes a walk for the first Roosevelt base runner. A single by Diana Hermansen moves Anne to third. Casey Bouldin then hits a single up the middle to score Anne McGowan. Megan Murray rips another single to score Diana and the lead is cut to two and the tying run is on base. The Mustang pitcher is rattled and heads up focus at the bat forces a walk to load the bases by Sophomore Rachael Cochran who represents the winning run. Redmond desperately seeking an answer changes pitchers. Sophomore Megan Campbell patience at the bat pays off and another walk is earned forcing in Casey Bouldin. Freshman Emily Pellinger is next up and takes the count full and the Redmond Pitcher cannot take her out, so another walk keeps the bases loaded as Megan Murray comes home to tie the score. The order turns to the top as Isabelle Batayola steps to the plate. On the third pitch, Isabelle launches a fly ball down the right foul line. Rachael Cochran tags up at third and waits for Coach Anton’s call to score. The catch is made in right field and the Coach sends Rachael in for the score and the win! A desperate throw from right was too late for the speedy Cochran and Roosevelt notches a dramatic come from behind victory.

Meagan Campbell faced 37 Mustang batters and three 113 pitches to go the distance and earn the win. The Riders will face the Garfield Bulldogs at their house on Monday.

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The day cooperated and the Riders headed for Factoria on the Eastside to face the Newport Knights in their rain-out makeup of yesterday.

The Knights struck early, shutting down Roosevelt in the top of one and leading off with a double on the first pitch in the bottom of the inning. Three batters later, Newport scored with another single led the game after the full first inning.

In the top of the third, Roosevelt batters pushed the opposing pitcher at every at bat and were rewarded with three walks, allowing Senior Diana Hermansen to notch an RBI before the side was outed. Roosevelt held at the bottom of the inning and the game was now tied at one run each. There was no further scoring until the top of five, when Senior Isabelle Batayola drove a leadoff single to left and then promptly stole two bases. With Isabelle in scoring position and two out, Newport elected to walk Diana Hermansen rather than face her bat. Junior Casey Bouldin made them regret that decision with a two RBI single before the inning ended. The Riders were up 3-1.

Newport started off the bottom of the sixth with a big hit that the runner tired to stretch to a triple, but a 8-6-5 (Anne McGowan, Isabelle Batayola, Rachael Cochran) relay nailed the runner at third. This is the third time this season this relay tandem has cause a throw out at third base. The Riders held Newport scoreless for the rest of the contest and notched the victory on the eastside.

Sophomore Megan Murray used only 80 pitches to sideline 28 Knight batters in a full seven innings giving up only a single earned run.

The Riders face Redmond at Lower Woodland tomorrow (Friday).

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The rain forecasted held off till later in the evening to allow the game between Issaquah and Roosevelt to go off as scheduled at Lower Woodland.

Rider bats remained quiet all day as the team was unable to muster a run with only 4 hits, two by Sophomore Katherine Woodworth, a double by Junior Casey Bouldin and a single by Junior Anne McGowan. Roosevelt loaded up the bases in the fifth, but left all three batters stranded on the bags.

Issaquah managed single runs in both the 4th and the sixth to score enough to win the game on the strength of just seven hits.

On the bright side, fielding looked improved with only a single error committed by the Riders. Anne McGowan went the distance, throwing 107 pitches to 30 Eagle batters, striking out 3.

Roosevelt visits Newport on Wednesday and the previously scheduled Bainbridge contest for Thursday and has been moved to April 29th.

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For the fourth time in five days Roosevlt hosted a game at the Lower Woodland fourplex as they faced off against the powerhouse Woodinville Falcons.

Roosevelt's only highlight was a towering solo home run over the left center fence by Senior Diana Hermansen in the bottom of the second inning.  Woodinville came back and notched two runs of their own in the third and went on to shut the Riders out for the rest of the game.

Sophomore Megan Campbell went the distance for the RoughRiders, facing 34 Eagle batters and throwing 104 pitches, striking out five.

Roosevelt will host Issaquah on Monday to start another four game week.

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A mid-morning rain dampened the field just enough to keep the dust down and the sun came out so the weather was terrific for Roosevelt to host neighbor Blanchet at Lower Woodland.

The Riders started off hot, shutting down the Braves and scoring three runs in the bottom of the first on 5 hits, led by a 2 RBI double by Senior Diana Hermansen. Roosevelt added to their lead when Senior Isabelle Batayola stole home in the second and Freshman Emily Pellinger drove in Junior Hannah Bender in the third. Neither team notched runs in the next two innings, but at the top of the sixth, Blanchet turned this back into a nerve wrecker for the Rider coach.

The Braves sent 8 batters to the plate, notching 4 hits, and combining with two Rider errors to score 4 runs, cutting the Rider lead to one. Roosevelt put some buffer back into the score in the bottom of six on a two RBI hit by Freshman Rachael Cochran driving in Isabelle Batayola and Diana Hermansen.

Now with a 3 run Rider lead going into the final inning, Blanchet refused to lay down, tying the score at 7 with three more runs on three hits and another Roosevelt fielding error. The home team had to come up to bat to in the bottom to see if they could close this one out before extra innings. The Braves took the first two Rider batters out and then Isabelle Batayola took a walk and promptly stole second on the next pitch. Sophomore Megan Campbell then drove a hard single to right field scoring Isabelle from second to secure the win in spite of the furious Blanchet rally.

Sophomore Megan Murray gets the win, facing 26 batters in six innings and Megan Campbell picks up the save. The Riders host powerhouse Woodinville on Friday for their 4th game of the week.

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In the second of four games this week, the Riders hosted Bothell at Lower Woodland #5. The Cougars and the Riders traded a few hits for three innings but sturdy defense by both squads kept the game scoreless.

In the top of four, Bothell put together 3 hits and a sacrifice to sore two and added another run in the fifth on two more hits. The Riders kept putting runners on the bags but were unable to get them around to home plate. In the top of the sixth, Bothell did it again with two more hits, scoring a run, putting the RoughRiders down by 4.

In the bottom of six, Senior Diana Hermansen started off with a walk, followed by a single by Junior Casey Bouldin. After a fielder's choice by the cougars for the first out, Sophomore Megan Campbell hit a single to center that scored Roosevelt's first run. Sophomore Megan Murray notched an RBI on the next at bat, but unfortunately was put out on the play. Junior Elizabeth Hiner then got a hit, but the Cougars held and the Riders left two more on the bags.

The Cougars added a 7th inning insurance run, which Roosevelt matched by a daring steal of home by Junior Anne McGowan, which ended the scoring on the day with Bothell coming up with the 5-3 victory.

Anne McGowan started the game for the Riders and threw six innigs, relieved by Megan Murray in the seventh. Megan Murray led Rider batters going two for three on the day, matched by Casey Bouldin. Roosevelt will face off on Thursday in a non-conference game with Blanchet.

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The Vikings arrived at Lower Woodland to face off against the Riders for the 1st of two meetings this season. The Riders took to the field and two errors allowed Ingelmoor to post a run in the first inning with no hits. Roosevelt took to the bats and Senior Isabelle Batayola led off with a double and was driven in to tie the game on another double by Junior Anne McGowan. A single by Senior Diana Hermansen drove in Anne but the score was nullified by a controversial call of runner interference that led to a Rider out. Roosevelt protests were ignored.

Ingelmoor went up in the 3rd on the strength of a walk, a hit and an error. Two hits in the sixth by the Vikings notched another run for the eastside squad. Roosevelt put runners on the bags in innings 3, 4 & 6, but were unable to score. After holding Ingelmoor in the top of the 7th, the Riders came to the plate in the final half down by two.

After one out, Junior Casey Bouldin notched a single and was replaced on the bags by Junior Elizabeth Hiner. Sophomore Megan Campbell then made it to first on a Viking error and Junior Hannah Bender replaced her as runner as a pitcher courtesy. A single by Sophomore Megan Murray loaded up the bases. Freshman Emily Pellinger drove a hit to the right side, scoring Elizabeth Hiner but was put out at one. The score narrowed to 3-2, Isabelle Batyola came to bat only to be intentionally walked by the Vikings. A routine out on our next batter ended the game with the Rider rally coming up one run short.

Anne McGowan led the team, going 3 for 3 with two doubles, 5 put outs in centerfield and a great 8-6-5 relay for a big out in the 6th. Megan Campbell pitched a complete throwing 94 pitches to 28 Viking batters. The Riders face Bothell at Lower Woodland on Wednesday.

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Roosevelt and Lake Washington got together to make up for the rainout this past Tuesday.

The teams traded hit and runners for five inning and neither team could get a runner across home plate. In spite of solid hits by both teams, stout defenses left all the runners stranded.

At the top of the 6th, two hits by the Kangs and two errors by the Riders allowed Lake Washington to score two. The Riders were unable to match in the bottom of the inning and in spite of holding the Knags scoreless in the 7th, Roosevelt was unable to cross home plate themselves in the final two innings and lost a close one by a score of two-nil.

Offensively, Junior Anne McGowan went three for three at the plate leading all Rider hitters. Other players providing hits were Senior Diana Hermansen, Junior Casey Bouldin, Sophomore Megan Murray and Freshman Emily Pellinger.

Anne McGowan went the distance on the rubber, facing 32 Lake Washington batters, notching 2 K’s with 94 pitches thrown. It was a great effort against a very strong eastside team.

Roosevelt will next face Inglemoor at Lower Woodland on Monday April 12th. GO RIDERS!

The Parks department were unable to make the fields usable by game time for our scheduled contest with Lake Washington so the game was officially rained out by early afternoon. 

Players were redirected to indoor practice at Wilson Pacific gym.  

The same issue halted the JV scheduled game at Greenlake so those players joined us indoors for some cage work. 

After the AD's for each school exchanged several communcations, both games have been rescheduled for Friday, April 9th at 4PM.  I have updated all the website schedules.  Varsity will play at Lower Woodland #5 and JV will host at Greenlake #2.

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It was a cold and windy day for the KingCo 4A season opener at Ballard. The rain held off, only dropping a few minor sprinkles during the contest. The first two innings were uneventful with no score by either team. In the top of the third, Sophomore Megan Campbell led off with a double up the middle. Freshman Rachael Cochran took a walk and was given the go to steal 2nd on the walk. In trying to throw her down, Megan scored and Ballard chased the runner at home allowing Rachael to move to 2nd. Sophomore Katherine Woodworth then laid down a great bunt and her speed beat out the throw. Two batters later Senior Diana Hermansen laced on to left center to score both Rachael and Katherine and the Riders were up by three.

In the bottom of 5, Ballard threatened putting three runners on base but Roosevelt took the lead runner out twice and Ballard finished the inning scoreless. A lead off single and a stolen base by Diana Hermansen started the 6th inning and Roosevelt notched two more on Ballard errors. Ballard finally unleashed in the bottom of the 6th in an attempt to come back on the Riders. Four Ballard hits and a Rider error saw three Beaver runs cross the plate and the game entered the final inning with Roosevelt up 5-3.

Rachael Cochran led off the top of the last inning with a solid base hit, and then Junior Anne McGowan laced a triple to deep left filed to score the run. Diana Hermansen brought in Anne with her third hit of the day.  The Beavers took to the bats for their last attempt with Roosevelt in charge with the four run buffer. Megan Campbell struck out the first batter and Junior outfielder Elizabeth Hiner snagged a line drive to right for the second out. Ballard put two runners on the bags on a hit and a walk, but the Riders ended it with a foul catch by Freshman Emily Pellinger.

Pitcher Megan Campbell went the distance facing 31 Beaver batters, striking out 11 and throwing 97 pitches. The Riders will face the Lake Washington Kangaroos on Tuesday at our home field at Lower Woodland.

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The Roosevelt High School Fastpitch Softball program headed to Whidbey Island this past weekend for their annual team retreat. The teams met at 2:30 on Friday at the high school and loaded up the vehicles and headed north to Camp Casey.

After an hour and a bit of driving and a ferry ride across the Sound the teams along with their coaches and chaperones arrived at this old military base at the point where the Puget Sound meets the Straight of Juan de Fuca.

The girls gathered in barracks H and were introduced to each other through some team building bonding games and an old fashioned pizza fest.. then it was off to bed in the dorm style barracks rooms as they were due for breakfast at Mess Hall A at 08:00.

After breakfast on Saturday, the first breakout session was a getting to know you exercise where all the players had to configure their orders base on personal characteristics. (Age, birthdates, hand size, height, middle name were just a few that let them discover hew information about each other. This was followed by symbolic lifeboat drills to instill the concepts of trust, sacrifice and team work.

Back to Mess Hall A for lunch and some free time to explore the grounds and old Fort Casey. There were seals in the harbor and deer on the parade grounds and even a circling bald eagle..

In the afternoon there were more events with blindfold drills and finishing with sliding exercise. After some more free time and a spaghetti dinner the girls broke into grade groups for practice for their annual dance contest. (The coach stays clear of this).

At dusk a campfire was lit and the girls gathered around for the atmosphere and a little s’mores roasting. Saturday evening ended late with the dance competition and a movie.

Sunday morning came early and the group had another fine breakfast at the mess hall. It only took about 40 minutes for the team to clean up the barracks and by 9:45 they loaded up and headed back to Seattle.

We are looking forward to a terrific season for both our JV and Varsity squads.

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The Junior Riders defeated the Raiders after five innings by virtue of the 10 run rule. The Riders held Hale in the bottom of the fifth to clinch the win. Freshman pitcher Alexandria Johnson was monumental on the rubber throwing three strikeouts during the contest.

The Varsity squad, determined to avoid a slow start unleashed a volley of hits in the top of the first that was started by a Senior Isabelle Batayola Home Run on the second pitch of the game. Senior Diana Hermansen followed up with a four bagger of her won in the 4th. Junior Anne McGowan nailed a double and two singles, a feat that was also accomplished by Junior Casey Bouldin. Freshman Rachael Cochran also provided a double and a single as the Riders pumped out 15 hits in the five innings. Sophomore Megan Campbell went the distance using only 52 pitches to dispatch the Raiders in the five inning shutout.

The teams head off to Camp Casey tomorrow for the annual team retreat,, Varsity will play again on Thursday, March 25 on our home turf at Lower Woodland #5.

GO RIDERS!

The weather cooperated this year for the Jamboree hosted by the West Seattle Wildcats.  The Jamboree was attended by Roosevelt, West Seattle, Kennedy and Bellevue High Schools.  Each team got to play two 3 inning scrimmages.

Roosevelt faced off first against the host Wildcats. After a scoreless first inning, West Seattle loaded up the bases with no outs and one run scored.  Sophomore pitcher Megan Campbell bore down and struck out the next two and the Riders got the third out on an easy grounder.  Roosevelt came back in the bottom with a lead off double by junior Casey Bouldin.  Freshman Rachael Cochran sacrificed her to scoring position and Megan Campbell knocked her in to tie the game.  In the bottom of the third, we had the winning run on third base but were unable to bring her home as the scrimmage ended in a 1-1 tie.

Next up were the Kennedy Lancers.  Roosevelt, being the "visitor" for this contest took the bats first and made Kennedy pay by scoring six runs highlighted by a great left-handed base hit bunt by rookie sophomore Katherine Woodworth and a two RBI single by sophomore Megan Murray.  The Lancers came back in the bottom of the inning ripping off 4 straight hits including a triple and a Home Run to score 4.  The Riders kept coming on strong in the second with six hits of their own led by triples by seniors Isabelle Batayola and Diana Hermansen to score six more runs.  Junior Anne McGowan took the rubber for the rest of the game for the Riders and shut out Kennedy in the final two innings for the 11-5 win.

Next game is Thursday, March 18th at Nathan Hale for both JV and Varsity.  Retreat follows on the 19th at Camp Casey.

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On Monday, March 1st, tryouts begin for our 2010 Season.

Bring your gloves and a can-do attitude and earn your spot on the roster. Teams will be named On Wednesday, March 3rd.

It’s only two weeks away till the West Seattle Jamboree! Our season looks exciting,  Our competition looks good, but the Riders get better every year and it is our turn to go on offense and climb the 4A ranks.

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Welcome Coach Sarah and Coach Sheri to the Roosevelt Softball family. Our girls have hit the batting cages a couple times and braved stormy weather to prepare  for next weeks games against neighboring Nathan Hale.

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Please note the date of the team photos will be MARCH 5.  We will do the photos immediately after school, Bruce will choose to be outside or inside dependent upon weather.  Please have all teams there, and in uniform for the photos.  We have been 100% attendance for the past two years for spring sports, so let’s keep up that record please-It makes it so much easier on our hard working and award winning yearbook staff if we get this all done at the same time so they can meet their deadlines!!

Thanks!!

Rider bats were red hot against Nathan Hale in a non- conference opener. Mallory Richey and Megan Campbell ripped multiple hits. Rhiannon Geving and Emily Pellinger hit triples and Leah McFarland Bennett hit a nice double. Hailey Wirth and Kate Quamma also made some good hits

Pitcher Megan Campbell held Hale scoreless until the 5th inning with a final score Hale 3 and Riders 9.

For more see stats online.

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