Softball Preview: St. Patrick Fighting Irish vs. Stone Tomcats
The St. Patrick Fighting Irish will head out on the road to square off against the Stone Tomcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought match, but St. Patrick had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against St. Martin.
Elizabeth Colson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Rowan Romano was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Stone can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Gautier a 10-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Stone.
Caroline Batson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Batson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Laila Bullen and Priya Collins did most of the damage at the plate: Bullen went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Collins scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kahlen Vaughn, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
St. Patrick has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-11 record this season. As for Stone, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
St. Patrick might still be hurting after the 10-4 loss they got from Stone in their previous matchup back in March. Can St. Patrick avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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