Sacramento City vs Siskiyous
May 17 , 2008
Riverside, Calif. - After all ready playing in an extra innings game on Friday, the Sacramento City Panthers (49-5) did it again in their second game on Saturday as they played nine innings with Siskiyous (50-5) the #1 seed from the North. Unlike yesterday however, the Panthers were on the winning side this time as they pulled out an 11-7 victory over the Eagles.

After opening up the game with a run in the first inning, the Panthers fell behind Siskiyous in the second thanks to a two run home run off the bat of Cheyanna Ohlrich. Sacramento City would respond two innings later with a four run out-burst in the fourth frame highlighted by a RBI double from Charlotte Honciano.

Trailing 5-2, slowly but surely Siskiyous battled back grabbing two more runs in the bottom of the fourth and three more in the fifth, briefly taking the lead at 7-5 after a few Panther errors. With their backs against the wall Sacramento City clawed back into it, scoring a run in the sixth and a game tying run in seventh after an RBI single by Lindsey Bruno.

With the game all tied up at 7-7, it would take two extra innings to decide the game as Panther sophomore Erica McIntyre launched a two-out grand slam over the left-field fence to continue Sacramento City’s shot at another state championships.

The grand slam would end Siskiyous’ season and propel the Panthers into another elimination game against the South’s #1 seed Cypress College.