Tauer hit two of the first three batters she faced, which loaded the bases with no outs in the first. The Indian defense got two outs before Franta's clutch RBI single to center, and an error in the outfield allowed Chandra Petersen to cross the plate for a two-run lead. They put the ball in play and do all the little things right. That's why they have such a successful program over here. The lead would be 5-0 before the Sleepy Eye bats awoke in the top of the sixth.
Little mistakes can make the difference.
You get a little lax when things are going along good, but that's all in takes to turn the game around. We were lucky to get out of that inning with only the three runs scored. Greyhound catcher Bryanna Balbach made sure that would be as close as the Indians would get as, in the bottom of the sixth, she took a Tauer offering deep to left field and rounded the bases for a home run. After scoring those three runs, that was a big run to get back at that point in the game. The Greyhounds' next games are Thursday as they host Sleepy Eye St. Mary's in a big doubleheader.