Softball Preview: Big Foot Chiefs vs. Evansville Blue Devils
Big Foot is 1-7 against Evansville since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Big Foot Chiefs will look to defend their home field against the Evansville Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. Big Foot will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Big Foot only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-point they dealt Wisconsin Heights on Saturday. Everything went Big Foot's way against Wisconsin Heights as Big Foot made off with a 16-7 win.
Holly Kynell made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Kynell has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings every time she's pitched this season. Kynell was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Kate Hummel was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Leah Paulsen was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with four RBI and two doubles.
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for Evansville, as they earned their first road win of the season. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over Fort Atkinson on Friday. The win was just what Evansville needed coming off of a 13-0 loss in their prior contest.
Big Foot pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs per game. As for Evansville, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
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