Softball Recap: Pulaski Red Raiders vs. Appleton West Terrors
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pulaski had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Appleton West Terrors a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Pulaski, who have now won 14 matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Morgan Vertz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Vertz was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Pulaski got a massive performance out of Cassandra Benberg, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Kianna Altendorf, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI.
Pulaski has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5-1 record this season. As for Appleton West, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-20-1.
Pulaski will be playing at home against De Pere at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Pulaski: 1.8, De Pere: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Appleton West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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