Misfits come back, claim 6-5 win

Mike Sciacca

The Huntington Beach Misfits, a girls’ 14-and-Under Division softball

team, fell behind early but battled back in the final innings and

recorded a 6-5 victory over Fountain Valley.

After falling behind 4-0 in the first inning, the Misfits finally

cracked the scoreboard when Elaine Johnson stole home in the second

inning. They took advantage of several Fountain Valley errors in the

third frame and used RBIs by Courtney Krueger, Alyssa Cooney, Elaine

Johnson and Ashlei Sanchez to score four runs and take a 5-4 lead.

Chelsey Coffman struck out six and gave up one walk for the Misfits

and Krueger turned a double play. Candice Byl and Caitlin Kagawa also

played strong games defensively.