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Published May 09, 2008 02:34 am - The difference between a win and a loss in a close softball game might just be one team believing in itself instead of having doubts. That was very much the case for Geneva as it knocked off Edgewood, 1-0, on Thursday. Eagle uprising downs Edgewood Geneva pulls off 1-0 NEC win; Warriors now tied with Jefferson= in the loss column BOB ETTINGER Star Beacon The difference between a win and a loss in a close softball game might just be one team believing in itself instead of having doubts. That was very much the case for Geneva as it knocked off Edgewood, 1-0, on Thursday.
“It was a great game,” first-year Geneva coach Roberta Cozad said. “When Brittany Stevenson opened the game with a hit, they were excited. They were excited all week. It wasn’t like at the beginning of the season when it was, ‘Oh, we have to play Edgewood.’ They couldn’t wait to play Edgewood. “They’re finally believing they can win games.” It was the second consecutive loss for Edgewood (14-3, 8-2), following a 5-0 loss at Jefferson on Tuesday. “The kids played the way I feel,” Edgewood coach Shelley Monas said. “The kids were flat. We gave the game away. I don’t think I’ve ever lost two games in a row in all my years.” With the loss on Thursday, the Warriors and Falcons (14-5, 7-2) are tied in the loss column in the NEC standings. Edgewood, six-time defending NEC champs, has to play Harvey twice and the Falcons have two contests with Conneaut and another with the Eagles remaining in their league schedule. “We have to take care of business against Harvey,” Monas said. “When we didn’t take care of Jefferson, I told the girls this was not the position we want to be in. We don’t want to be in a position where we’re looking for somebody else to knock off Jefferson. “It is what it is.” The Eagles (10-10, 6-5) have now won six straight and are using that steam as fuel. “A couple of weeks ago, we played a tournament at Gilmour,” Cozad said. “We didn’t win, but the bats finally started to move. We were in a bad slump. We may have lost, but I wasn’t upset or angry... everyone got the bat on the ball. That gave them confidence. They were comfortable up there in the box.” Stevenson singled up the middle to lead off the home half of the sixth for Geneva. The area’s leader in stolen bases pilfered second with a hook slide on a missed sacrifice bunt attempt by Brittany Powers. “I thought it was close,” Stevenson said. “But when I asked people later, they said I had it. I’ve been trying to do a hook slide so it’s not as close (of a play). I think it helped (me get in there safely).” “Stevenson had a nice hit up the middle and on the first pitch (to Powers) we threw a pitchout,” Monas said. “(Catcher) Liz (Wilson) threw a strike (to second) but she was called safe. The ball was there, but we didn’t get the call. “She made a nice retreat slide. It’s those little things that make the big difference.” Powers moved Stevenson to third with a ground ball to Edgewood shortstop Katie McMellen. Geneva pitcher Meagan Brookes then drew a walk, with ball four sailing over Wilson’s head, allowing Stevenson to score from third for the game’s only run. 
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