Softball Recap: De Pere Redbirds vs. Manitowoc Lincoln Ships
De Pere can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Manitowoc Lincoln Ships a 10-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but De Pere sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Addison Krutz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Krutz has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Krutz was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Julianne Bradford and Rachel Kubick did most of the damage at the plate: Bradford scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Kubick went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Olivia Baugnet was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
De Pere is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Manitowoc Lincoln, they dropped their record down to 2-19 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
De Pere has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome West De Pere at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in De Pere's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five contests. As for Manitowoc Lincoln, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Bay Port at 4:30 p.m. Bay Port will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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