USA-365 H.S. Girls Softball Photo Gallery: Crown Point 12, LaPorte 4, 5-27-2009

USA-365's H.S. Girls Softball Photo Gallery: Crown Point 12, LaPorte 4 (Class 4A, Sectional 2 Quarterfinal) USA-365.com Photos by Mark Smith Dated: 05-27-2009
05-27-2009 Girls Softball LaPORTE (19-10) 000 030 1 === 4-9-2	05-27-2009, 78 degrees in MERRILLVILLE, IN CROWN POINT (24-4) 104 025 x === 12-13-1

Jessica Wallen (4) gets set to lead off the game at the Merrillville softball complex. This quarterfinal matched the DAC co-champion against the defending 4A regional champ. (All photos by Mark Smith)	CP coach Brett Crutchfield had to use a lot of pinch runners as his pitchers and catcher were all over the bases Wednesday night against LaPorte. (All photos by Mark Smith)

Andrean coach Russ Serrato and daughter Sammy dropped by to watch CP after Andean won their Class 3A sectional. Serratto and CP coach Brett Crutschfield are both former assistants at Andrean.	Jessica Martinez leads off third base, sneaking up behind LaPorte third baseman Jessica Craft in the middle of CP's four-run third inning. (All photos by Mark Smith)

Katrina Klingberg rounds third base and heads for home after her third inning two-run homer made the score 5-0. (All photos by Mark Smith)	CP right-handed pitcher Jackie Beilfuss, the loser in the sectional championship against LaPorte in 2008 was the winning pitcher Wednesday, 5-27-2009.

Allison Amodeo and Katrina Klingberg (23) like what they see from the CP dugout early in Wednesday's game.	LaPorte pitcher Amanda Jones pitched for the Slicers regional championship team last year but she allowed 10 hits Wednesday, 5-27-2009.

Third baseman Kara Gulvas makes a quick move to grab Jessica Craft in the fourth inning. (All photos by Mark Smith)	The Crown Point-LaPorte girls softball match-up in Merrillville brought out members of the media to watch CP's 12-4 victory.
Individual Game Statistics: WP - Jackie Beilfuss (12-3) 6K, 0 walks (4.3 innings) Taylor Perry (Save) 2K, 0 walks (2.7 innings) LP - Amanda Jones (15-9) 6K, 0 walks, 10 ERs (5.3 innings) LaPorte (19-10) Jessica Wallen (2B) 1-for-4 Jessica Craft (SS) 2-for-4, RBI April Mccarty (LF) 0-for-4 Kayla Bauer (1B) 2-for-3, double, 3 RBIs. HBP Jessica Craft (3B) 1-for-4 Shelbi Smith (DP) 0-for-3 Sandi Downs (C) 0-for-3 Haerher Menefee (CF) 1-for-3 Katie Rosenbaum (RF) 2-for-3 CROWN POINT (24-4) Tori Connelly (LF) 2-for-4, 3 runs scored Gabby Raspopovich (CF) 1-for-4, RBI Jessica Martinez (2B) 3 doubles, 3 runs scored, 5 RBIs Taylor Perry (DP-P) 0-for-3, walk Katrina Klingberg (C) 3-for-4, HR, 3 RBIs Jackie Beilfuss (P) 1-for-4, double Kara Gulvas (3B) 1-for-3 Jesica Palm (SS) 0-for-3 Allsion Amodeo (RF) 2-for-3, RBI MERRILLVILLE (4A) Sectional 5-25 (Mon) Portage 3, Hobart 0 5-25 (Mon) Michigan City 5, MERRILLVILLE 0 5-27 (Wed) Chesterton 5, Valparaiso 4 5-27 (Wed) CROWN POINT 12, LaPorte 4 5-28 (Th) Portage (12-13) vs. Michigan City (10-15) 4:30 p.m. 5-28 (Th) Chesterton (13-14) vs. CROWN POINT (24-4) 6 p.m. 5-29 (Fri) Sectional championship game - 4:30 p.m.
	Kara Gulvas grabs a fourth inning pop up as second baseman Jessica Martinez watches. (All photos by Mark Smith)
	Read the story: 13-hit attack keys Lady Bulldogs to 12-4 Sectional win over LaPorte MERRILLVILLE (05-28-2009) by Mark Smith