Buffalo Grove junior shortstop Lindsey Hamma knows how to deliver. . . and when.
Hamma hit a game-winning double in the bottom of the sixth in theopener as the No. 9 Bison (13-2) swept 1998 Elite Eight qualifierStevenson 3-1, 3-2 Saturday in Buffalo Grove.
With BG trailing 1-0 and two outs in the bottom of the sixth,Hamma doubled to right field to drive in Kim Hardt and MelissaCounley, who had singled. Hamma later scored on an error."I just wanted to concentrate," Hamma said. "Coach (Laura) Stocktold me they were playing deep and anything over the infield wouldfall in. And it happened."Hamma's hit helped senior pitcher Kim Czapala improve to 8-1. Shescattered four hits and struck out 10.The Patriots (5-6) scored in the fourth when Stefany Schultzdoubled and scored on a single by freshman pitcher Elissa Wisniewski."Lindsey came through with a clutch hit," Stock said. "That's whywe have her batting in the 3-spot. Their freshman pitcher did a goodjob. It was our third time through the (batting) order and we knewwe wouldn't get a fourth shot at her."In the second gane, Bison pitcher Michelle Catalano improved to 5-1.BG scored two in the second when Erin Bravo and Kate Stake led offwith singles.With two outs, Stevenson errors allowed two runs.The Patriots got even, scoring single runs in the fourth on an RBIgrounder by Wisniewski, who was the designated hitter, and in thesixth on a double by Sami Sutker and a single by Schultz.But in the bottom of the sixth, Counley reached on an error, PiperMead bunted her to second. After a fielder's choice left Hamma onthird, the Bison shortstop scored the game-winner on a two-out wildpitch."We played very well and got good pitching from a freshman andsophomore (Jenny Kopin)," Stevenson coach Larry Freidrich said."You just can't leave six on base and beat a team like that."
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