Los Angeles Queens get merry in Women’s Pro Baseball League finals

The Los Angeles Queens purge their pent-up energy with a little “merry time” before every game.  

They had a merry time in the sixth inning on shortstop Caitlin Eynon’s go-ahead RBI sacrifice fly with runners in scoring position to log a 7-6 comeback win over top-seed San Francisco Firebells in Game 1 of the Women’s Pro Baseball League championship series at Robin Roberts Stadium on Wednesday, Sept. 16.  

“Merry time is really important,” Eynon said in the postgame interview. “We all had a little scream, so we got ourselves amped up and we came out here and got the win.” 

The Perth, Australian native swatted 3-for-3 with two RBIs.  

The Firebells surged ahead 4-1 in the second following Amanda Gianelloni’s grand slam against starting pitcher Amira Hondras. But the No. 2-seeded Queens gradually chipped away and winning pitcher Jamie Mackay limited the damage over 5 2/3 innings in relief with two runs allowed and five strikeouts.

Mackay, Ayuri Shimano, Ashton Lansdell, Sarah Edwards and Mo’ne Davis each posted two hits.  

Lansdell belted the game-tying RBI double in the sixth to set up Eynon’s pivotal at-bat.  

“I knew today was going to be a good day,” Mackay said. “I told myself to just take pitch by pitch and knew my offense had my back.” 

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The Queens rallied ahead following Firebells relief pitcher Rosi del Castillo’s apparent leg injury while fielding a bunt attempt in the sixth. She was carted off the field with runners on the corners and no outs. 

Below is the remaining schedule for the best-of-five championship series. All games are at Robin Roberts Stadium and can be streamed on ESPN-Plus. Revisit this page for additional recaps from future games.

Los Angeles 7, San Francisco 6, Game 1 

San Francisco vs. Los Angeles, Game 2, 6 p.m. CT  

San Francisco vs. Los Angeles, Game 3, 6 p.m. CT  

San Francisco vs. Los Angeles, Game 4, 6 p.m. CT (if necessary)  

San Francisco vs. Los Angeles, Game 5, 6 p.m. CT (if necessary) 

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