It was a night of firsts at Robert Service Diamond 3. In the later start game that saw teams stare down a storm cloud, Maxxam Analytics lost their first game of the season to bottom seed Bomac Builders Challengers.

“It was pretty good overall,” said Maxxam Analytics player Alejandro Pulido. “Disappointing that we had our first loss of the season.”

Maxxam Analytics started slow in the first inning, getting a few runners to the bases, but none back to home.

In the top of the second inning, they got on the scoreboard with four.

And a steady score of points in each inning kept them ahead of the Bomac Builders Challengers with a growing lead.

But the sixth inning spelled disaster, as the Maxxam Analytics only scored one. The Bomac Builders Challengers took advantage to double their score by the end of the inning to 10.

“They strung together a lot of hits with two outs and we just couldn’t get that third out and that was the biggest problem,” said Pulido.

Bomac Builders Challengers pitcher Andew Glada started off the inning strong getting on to base. Runs by four more batters helped to even the score.

Going into the bottom of the seventh, things were tied, but Maxxam Analytics couldn’t get anything started and had straight outs.

Glada started things off again, getting on base. And the fate of their team was sealed as rookie Davina McLeod stepped up to the plate. She swung and the ball whipped into outfield, slipping past glove after glove. And McLeod just kept running all the way to home.

“I wasn’t even thinking I was just listening to our person out there who usually tells us what to do and he was talking.

He’s like ‘It’s just like a slapshot,’ because he recognized me from playing hockey I guess,” she said. “I just saw it coming and was like I’m going to swing at this one and hope for the best.”

A longtime hockey player, McLeod had skated with a lot of the boys on the team and asked if she could join s­lo pitch this season.

“I just ran and was listening to them and just did what they told me to to do,” she said.

McLeod was a little hesitant at third, not knowing if she’d have enough time to make it home.

“It worked out,” she said. “It should be a good season. I’m excited for it.”

Glada hopes that this game marks a turning point for his team.

“During the last couple innings there we started making more catches and got them down in the second last inning there and then we started batting much better,” he said. “I found that we came together as a team. I’m hoping for better games now.”

McLeod’s home run was joined by a second from a female teammate. The girl power didn’t go unnoticed.

“Good on them for having a couple chicks hit a couple home runs,” said Pulido. “I wish them the best during the season.”