Softball Preview: Swenson Arts & Tech Lion vs. String Theory
The Swenson Arts & Tech Lion will be playing at home against String Theory at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with nine losses in a row dating back to last season, Swenson Arts & Tech finally turned things around against MAST Charter II on Thursday. Everything went Swenson Arts & Tech's way against MAST Charter II as Swenson Arts & Tech made off with a 20-10 victory. Swenson Arts & Tech's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but String Theory had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mastery Charter Lenfest a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for String Theory, who have now won 13 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Annamae Uhl was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Uhl was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Genesis Mejia-Rodriquez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Ava Matteo, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Swenson Arts & Tech made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-6. As for String Theory, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-1.
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