Softball Recap: Erie Tigers vs. Brush Beetdiggers
Erie waltzed into their match on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Brush Beetdiggers onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Teleena Willert tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Haylie Rosetti was a standout: she scored a run while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Erin Young, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Erie was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 52.5%.
Erie's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Brush, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Erie will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Greeley West at 3:00 p.m. Greeley West will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Erie surely won't give up without a fight. As for Brush, they will take on University at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brush is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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