New Haven Register (New Haven, CT)
’Jackets bring it home
No. 7 East Haven outlasts Shelton
EAST HAVEN — All week
East Haven has been playing a little bit with fire.
Thursday afternoon was no exception.
The Yellowjackets, ranked seventh in the latest GametimeCT.com state softball poll, overcame an early deficit and survived a seventh-inning comeback to knock off Shelton 9-7 in a Southern Connecticut Conference interdivisional contest.
It was the third consecutive home game this week in which the East Haven fell behind in the first two innings, but the Yellowjackets managed to squeak past Hamden (9-6), Foran (8-7) and now Shelton.
“I’m happy with the way we played,” East Haven coach Ed Crisafi said. “We’ve had our hitting shoes on.”
The win allowed the Yellowjackets (12-2, 10-1 SCC) to remain at the top of the conference standings with West Haven and Law. All three teams have one loss in the league.
East Haven ace righthander Emilee Bishop struggled at times Thursday afternoon, but was able to worm her way out of jams in the first two innings, allowing just two runs as Shelton took a 2-1 lead.
“She was missing her spots, but the speed was there,” Crisafi said. “She just came back from an injury in practice (April 27) this week and it was her first three games back.”
But the Yellowjackets gave her what seemed to be plenty of run support with a six-run rally in the bottom of the third inning off losing pitcher Julia Krijgsman.
According to Shelton coach Lindsay Wheeler, Krijgsman has been battling a back injury, In