Softball Preview: Stone Tomcats vs. Long Beach Bearcats
The Stone Tomcats will be playing at home against the Long Beach Bearcats at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Stone has three straight victories, Long Beach has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Stone is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Laurel (and have done all season long). Stone never let Laurel onto the board and left with a 16-0 win on Friday.
Mattie Gibson and Caroline Batson were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Gibson pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Batson pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Gibson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Gibson went 1-for-1 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Batson scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aubrey Ladner, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Reeana Williams, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Long Beach came up short against West Harrison on Thursday and fell 6-2.
Stone's victory bumped their record up to 15-13. As for Long Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Everything went Stone's way against Long Beach when the teams last played back in February as Stone made off with a 10-0 win. Does Stone have another victory up their sleeve, or will Long Beach turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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