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Article: Double play keys Joliet shutout
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- April 29, 2000
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WASHINGTON, Ill. Joliet first baseman Carissa Schwartz said it's
just the thing she likes to do.
Schwartz threw a perfect strike to third base in the middle of a 1-
3-5 double play in the ninth inning Friday to key the top-rated
Steelmen's 1-0 victory over New Trier in the opening round of the
Panther Classic.
"I always throw behind the runners," Schwartz said. "They never
expect it. With no fence there, I was praying the throw was right to
(third baseman Serena Cruz)."
The tournament has a time limit on games, so with a scoreless tie
after seven innings, the game went to the international tiebreaker
rule, where the batter who made the last out in the previous inning
starts at second base.
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