The Lehman Lady Lobos came back from behind in extra innings to win the game 6-5 against the Westlake Chaparrals on Tuesday.
Both teams came out fast in the first inning with the Chaparrals leading 1-0 at the top of the first. Not long after, the Lobos earned three runs in the bottom of the first to take the lead away from Westlake 3-1.
It wasn’t until the top of the third that the Chaparrals came back to tie the game 3-3. With the Chaparrals on first and third bases, Westlake earned an RBI to send its first runner home. Then, with a single to center field, one more runner came home to tie the game.
With the help of a Westlake error in the bottom of the fifth, the Lobos were on top again 4-3. A player on first was sent home after a double off of a bunt.
Heading into the seventh with the Lobos on top did not stop the Chaparrals from playing their game.
Westlake on third base and with two outs, a triple down center field was what it needed and got to tie the game 4-4. A single down right field sent another runner home for Westlake which was now in the lead 5-4.
The Lobos earned one last run at the bottom of the seventh to tie the game 5-5 and send the game into extra innings.
At the bottom of the eighth, the Lobos were on second and first with two outs in the inning. At bat was freshman Ariana Ybarra who hit the game-winning double to send one runner home to win the game 6-5.
Lobo pitcher Kaylee Wipff had four strikeouts to end the game and said she was proud of the effort from her team.
“I am super proud, whenever people make mistakes we all had each other’s backs, so it really didn’t matter,” Wipff said. “We really came together as one team and worked hard to get this win. It was an all-around effort.”
The Lobos are now 2-3 in district with the Chaparrals falling to 1-3. With Lehman halfway through the regular season, head coach Jesse Bustamante said he wants his team to stay confident and continue to build on their energy.
“The girls are learning how to compete and they are finally figuring out that we can beat some of these teams,” Bustamante said. “They are just building confidence every game that we win and we tell the girls every day to stay in the car. There are four spots for the playoffs, and there are four seats in the car, and we have to stay in it.”
