Softball Game Preview: Brimfield Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 10, 2024, 4:18am

Softball Preview: Brimfield Indians vs. Rock Island Rocks

The Brimfield Indians will be playing at home against the Rock Island Rocks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Brimfield's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Macomb as Brimfield made off with a 14-0 win.

Brooke Sumner was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. Sumner was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kendyl Binder, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kylee Vaughn, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4.

Meanwhile, Rock Island made easy work of Quincy on Thursday and carried off an 8-2 victory. With that win, Rock Island brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.

The team relied heavily on A'Rion Lonergan, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Mallory Hudnall was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

Brimfield pushed their record up to 15-4 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Rock Island, their win bumped their record up to 12-9.

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