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BY MARTY MYERS<\/strong>
\n Times-Shamrock Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three weeks ago, Makenna Whitaker was Mountain View\u2019s shortstop, Sam Krisa was pitching and Hannah Phillips was at first base.<\/p>\n

Since then, Mountain View has lost four starters to a succession of injuries that left those three as the only holdovers in their original position.<\/p>\n

And it left the top seed in the Class A softball tournament shuffling players in new spots to patch together a lineup.<\/p>\n

At least for a day, the Lady Eagles found it.<\/p>\n

Rapping 10 hits including three triples, Mountain View advanced to its first District 2 title game, blanking visiting Old Forge, 10-0, in 4\u00bd innings.<\/p>\n

And it wasn\u2019t just the offense. After Old Forge dropped two bunt singles in the first inning, Lucy Adams, playing her first game at third base, went 7 for 7 in fielding chances.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was really nervous coming into today,\u201d said Adams, who drove in two with a triple in a six-run third. \u201cBut after the first couple innings, I made a couple plays and I was ready to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thanks to more than just a little resiliency, the Lady Eagles earned a spot in Tuesday\u2019s championship game against Lackawanna Trail at Mid Valley High School at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a fantastic job by the girls of overcoming adversity and getting us where now they have the chance to play for a district title,\u201d Mountain View coach Tom Rudzinski said. \u201cThat\u2019s a credit to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cLucy never played third before today. The kid is just a phenomenal athlete for a freshman. She\u2019s mature beyond her years. What she did today after the first two bunts, they couldn\u2019t get anything down or anything by her. I\u2019ve played her at every infield position and she\u2019s excelled at every one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Old Forge threatened in the first when Alex Nocera and Kierstyn Breig beat out bunt singles, but Krisa got a pair of popups to work out of a bases-loaded jam.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat sets the tone for the entire game,\u201d said Krisa, who allowed only one more hit. \u201cIf we work out of that, we\u2019re on top.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Krisa rocketed a double to dead center, Samantha Jones, who set the table for the offense with three hits and scored twice, raced home to make it 1-0. Adams\u2019 single, an infield out and a two-run error bumped the lead to 3-0.<\/p>\n

Jones made it 4-0 in the second when she lined a triple and alertly stole home as Old Forge\u2019s defense turned its back on her.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s a strong girl and very quick,\u201d Rudzinski said.<\/p>\n

Two errors started a six-run third. Rebekah Tiffany got the inning\u2019s first big blow, a two-run triple to deep left.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was listening to coach, who said get up in the batter\u2019s box,\u201d said Tiffany, a former outfielder who is now catching. \u201cBefore I stepped in I just took a deep breath and it was just a perfect pitch. I looked up and saw the left fielder running to get it. That\u2019s when I knew it was a good solid hit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tiffany scored on a throw to second after an infield single, and Alexis Diaz came around on Krisa\u2019s third hit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really came together as a team,\u201d Krisa said. \u201cWe faced a lot of injuries and a lot of girls had to step up, and they\u2019ve been doing an awesome job hitting. It\u2019s finally starting to come together for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve just got to trust that they step up, and they did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adams made it 10-0 when she whistled her triple into the right-center field gap to score two more.
\n\u201cIf they\u2019re playing shallow, we\u2019re going to show them we can hit it over their heads,\u201d Adams said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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