Softball Recap: New Bern Bears vs. Jacksonville Cardinals
New Bern waltzed into their game on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Jacksonville Cardinals a 2-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as New Bern also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Anna Champey made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Champey has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Champey was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Champey wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Codi Mann, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
New Bern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Jacksonville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
New Bern will head out on the road to face off against South Central at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (South Central: 2.4, New Bern: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Jacksonville, they will be playing at home against White Oak at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. White Oak is coming into the match with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Jacksonville will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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