Chantilly, Va. Sara Larquier of the Washington Glory launched a
first-inning grand slam as the Philadelphia Force dropped a 4-1 decision
on Sunday evening. With the result, the teams are now tied for first place
in the NPF standings with identical 22-13 records.

The Glory scored all their runs on one hit early in the ballgame. Force
starter Megan Gibson hit, or so it was ruled, LaDonia Hughes with her
first pitch of the game. Nicole Barber laid down a sacrifice bunt, but
ended up beating it out for a base hit. Gibson pitched around Oli Keohohou
and walked her to load the bases. Amber Jackson then grounded to first
baseman Jenna Hall, who threw home to force out Hughes for the first out
of the inning. But Larquier, who had two home runs in last night’s wild
game, lined a grand slam home run down the left field line to put the
Glory up 4-0 after one inning.

In the fourth inning, the Force would score their only run. Sharonda
McDonald worked a lead-off walk. She advanced to second base on a
groundout by Kellie Wilkerson. The next batter, Chelsea Spencer, popped a
foul ball behind the first base bag. Glory second baseman Courtney Bures
chased it down with a basket catch for the second out. On the play,
McDonald tagged up and headed to third base. Bures’ throw to third was
high and wide, and McDonald scampered home on the throwing error.

Unlike last night, the remainder of the game belonged to the pitchers.

For the Glory, Taryne Mowatt (1-4) earned her first professional win. The
NPF rookie out of the University of Arizona pitched all seven innings and
struck out seven Force batters. Mowatt allowed the Force just three hits
after the Force pounded out 17 hits in last night’s game.

After the first inning, Gibson, the rookie from Texas A&M, settled down to
handle the Glory’s offense. Gibson (7-3), who only allowed two base
runners after the first inning, struck out six batters in six innings in
the circle.

Wilkerson was 2-for-3 on the game, and McDonald added the other Force base
hit.

The Force and Glory play one more time in the Virginia. The winner of
tomorrow night’s 7:05 game will have a one game lead in the standings when
the teams head north to Allentown to begin a four-game series at ECTB
Stadium. The first game of that series is Wednesday night at 7:05.

2008 Washington Glory
Philadelphia Force at Washington Glory
Jul 27, 2008 at Chantilly, VA (Westfield SB Complex)

Philadelphia Force 1 (22-13)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
——————————————————
Burnum, Clare 3b……… 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
McDonald, Sharonda cf…. 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Wilkerson, Kellie 1b/dp.. 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Spencer, Chelsea ss…… 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
Peel, Trena rf……….. 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Hall, Jenna dp/1b…….. 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0
Long, Savannah lf…….. 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0
Miller, Kristen c…….. 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 0
Friedman, Emily 2b……. 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Gibson, Megan p………. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals………………. 22 1 3 0 3 7 18 7 3

Washington Glory 4 (22-13)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
——————————————————
Hughes, LaDonia cf……. 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Barber, Nicole rf…….. 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Keohohou, Oli 1b……… 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0
Morris, Catalina pr….. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jackson, Amber ss…….. 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Larquier, Sara 3b…….. 3 1 1 4 0 2 0 1 0
English, Leah dp……… 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Miranda, Cambria pr….. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bures, Courtney 2b……. 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 0
Balko, Callista c…….. 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 1
Moore, Jessica lf…….. 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mowatt, Taryne p……… 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals………………. 19 4 3 4 3 6 21 8 2

Score by Innings R H E
—————————————–
Philadelphia Force.. 000 100 0 – 1 3 1
Washington Glory…. 400 000 X – 4 3 1
—————————————–

E – Miller, K.; Bures, C.(5). LOB – Force 3; Glory 2. HR – Larquier, S.(10).
HBP – Hughes, L.. SH – Jackson, A.(2). CS – Burnum, C.; Long, S.; Bures,
C.(1).

Philadelphia Force IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
————————————————–
Gibson, Megan……. 6.0 3 4 4 3 6 19 24 90

Washington Glory IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
————————————————–
Mowatt, Taryne…… 7.0 3 1 0 3 7 22 25 106

Win – Mowatt, T. (1-4). Loss – Gibson, M. (7-3). Save – None.
WP – Gibson, M.. HBP – by Gibson, M. (Hughes, L.). Pitches/strikes:
Gibson, M.
90/59; Mowatt, T. 106/61.
Umpires – HP: Lou Chillemi 1B: Don Stander 3B: Anthony Tutt
Start: 7:10 PM Time: 1:51 Attendance: 871
Game: JULY27

Play-by-Play
2008 Washington Glory
Philadelphia Force at Washington Glory – Play-by-Play
Jul 27, 2008 at Chantilly, VA (Westfield SB Complex)

Score by Innings R H E
—————————————–
Philadelphia Force.. 000 100 0 – 1 3 1
Washington Glory…. 400 000 X – 4 3 1
—————————————–

Philadelphia Force starters: 5/3b Burnum, C.; 8/cf McDonald, S.; 20/1b
Wilkerson, K; 2/ss Spencer, C.; 0/rf Peel, T.; 44/dp Hall, J.; 22/lf Long,
S.;
52/c Miller, K.; 31/2b Friedman, E.; 12/p Gibson, M.;
Washington Glory starters: 22/cf Hughes, L.; 9/rf Barber, N.; 25/1b Keohohou,
O.; 33/ss Jackson, A.; 21/3b Larquier, S.; 5/dp English, L.; 36/2b Bures, C.;
15/c Balko, C.; 1/lf Moore, J.; 19/p Mowatt, T.;

Philadelphia Force 1st – Burnum, C. flied out to rf (2-0). McDonald, S.
flied out to cf (1-2). Wilkerson, K singled to pitcher, bunt (0-0).
Spencer, C.
flied out to lf (0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Washington Glory 1st – Hughes, L. hit by pitch (0-0). Barber, N. singled
to first base, bunt (0-1); Hughes, L. advanced to second. Barber, N. advanced
to second on an error by c; Hughes, L. advanced to third on an error by c.
Keohohou, O. walked (3-1). Jackson, A. reached on a fielder’s choice (1-1);
Keohohou, O. advanced to second; Barber, N. advanced to third; Hughes, L. out
at home 1b to c. Larquier, S. homered to left field, 4 RBI (0-1); Jackson, A.
scored; Keohohou, O. scored; Barber, N. scored. English, L. struck out
looking
(1-2). Bures, C. walked (3-2). Balko, C. struck out (0-2). 4 runs, 2 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.

Philadelphia Force 2nd – Wilkerson, K to dp. Hall, J. to 1b. Peel, T.
struck out (3-2). Hall, J. grounded out to ss (1-0). Long, S. walked (3-0).
Long, S. out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Washington Glory 2nd – Moore, J. lined out to p (0-1). Hughes, L.
grounded out to ss (0-0). Barber, N. grounded out to 2b (2-2). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Philadelphia Force 3rd – Miller, K. popped up to cf (0-2). Friedman, E.
struck out (3-2). Burnum, C. walked (3-1). Burnum, C. out at second c to 2b,
caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Washington Glory 3rd – Keohohou, O. fouled out to 1b (0-0). Jackson, A.
grounded out to 3b (0-2). Larquier, S. struck out, out at first c to 1b
(2-2).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Philadelphia Force 4th – McDonald, S. walked (3-2). Wilkerson, K
grounded out to ss (0-0); McDonald, S. advanced to second. Spencer, C. fouled
out to 2b (2-2); McDonald, S. advanced to third, scored on an error by 2b,
unearned. Peel, T. grounded out to 2b (3-2). 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0
LOB.

Washington Glory 4th – English, L. struck out (1-2). Bures, C. singled
to left center (2-1). Balko, C. struck out looking (1-2). Bures, C. out at
second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Philadelphia Force 5th – Hall, J. struck out (1-2). Long, S. struck out
(3-2). Miller, K. struck out (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Washington Glory 5th – Moore, J. grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1).
Hughes, L. flied out to lf (1-1). Barber, N. lined out to rf (1-2). 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Philadelphia Force 6th – Friedman, E. grounded out to p (1-0). Burnum,
C. singled to catcher, bunt (0-1). McDonald, S. reached on a fielder’s choice
(2-1); Burnum, C. out at second 3b to 2b. Wilkerson, K singled to left field
(1-0); McDonald, S. advanced to second. Spencer, C. flied out to cf (0-0). 0
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Washington Glory 6th – Keohohou, O. walked (3-2). Morris, C. pinch ran
for Keohohou, O.. Jackson, A. out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-1); Morris,
C. advanced to second. Morris, C. advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Larquier,
S. struck out (3-2). Miranda, C. pinch ran for English, L.. Miranda, C. pinch
hit. Miranda, C. flied out to lf (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Philadelphia Force 7th – Keohohou, O. to 1b for Morris, C.. Peel, T.
grounded out to p (1-2). Hall, J. struck out (2-2). Long, S. struck out
looking
(3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.