Softball Preview: Olympia Bears vs. South Kitsap Wolves
The Olympia Bears will head out on the road to square off against the South Kitsap Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Olympia needed a bit of extra time to put away Sumner. They had just enough and edged the Spartans out 4-3. The win was nothing new for Olympia as they're now sitting on four straight.
Sami Potvin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 16 batters over nine innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Potvin has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Potvin was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Potvin wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sydnee Chandler-Trent, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, South Kitsap had just enough and edged Puyallup out 9-8 on Wednesday.
Like Olympia, South Kitsap also got a great game from a two-way player: Kamdyn Hagerty. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hagerty was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Ryleigh Wotzka was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Ronan Byrd, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Olympia's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for South Kitsap, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Olympia hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.3 home runs per game. However, it's not like South Kitsap struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Olympia skirted past South Kitsap 2-0 when the teams last played on April 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for Olympia since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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