Softball Recap: Gillespie Miners vs. Carlinville Cavaliers
Gillespie stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Carlinville Cavaliers a 7-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Gillespie as they're now sitting on five straight.
The result came thanks to Emma Gipson's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gillespie's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Paxton Reid, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Wrigley Releford, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Carlinville's side, Hallie Gibson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
Gillespie is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Carlinville, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-4-1.
Gillespie will head out on the road to face off against Litchfield at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gillespie is facing Litchfield at the right time seeing as Litchfield is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Carlinville, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against North Mac at 4:30 p.m. Carlinville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so North Mac's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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