Softball Recap: Chase Mueller and Haley Warney secure win for Ponderosa

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 11:09am

Softball Recap: Ponderosa Bruins vs. Placer Hillmen

Ponderosa can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They never let the Placer Hillmen onto the board and left with a 19-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ponderosa.

Haley Warney and Chase Mueller made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Warney struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Mueller pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Warney scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Mueller went 4-for-5 with six RBI, four runs, and a triple.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brynn Escobar, who scored four runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Iris Perez, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.

Ponderosa is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which somehow isn't as good as their 13-4 record this season. As for Placer, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.

Ponderosa is on the road again on Tuesday to play Oakmont at 4:00 p.m. Ponderosa's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Oakmont's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Placer, they will head out on the road to square off against Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Placer has given up an average of 13.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.

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