Softball Recap: Lafayette triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Mabry Eason

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 10:22am

Softball Recap: Lafayette Commodores vs. Cleveland Central Wolves

With a playoff game on the line, Lafayette rose to the challenge on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cleveland Central Wolves a 13-0 shutout. Lafayette might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 18 games by six runs or more this season.

Mabry Eason made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Eason has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Eason was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Zoie Frye was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Braleigh Crowe, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

The win (which was Lafayette's sixth in a row) raised their record to 22-9. As for Cleveland Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-10-2.

Lafayette will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cleveland Central: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.

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