Softball Preview: Tulare Union The Tribe vs. Tulare Western Mustangs
The Tulare Union The Tribe will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tulare Western Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tulare Union is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
On Friday, it was close, but Tulare Union sidestepped Dinuba for a 4-2 victory.
Mason Hatton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, KaiLee Gilbert was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, Tulare Western came up short against Lemoore on Thursday and fell 7-4.
Addison Lee was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out ten batters over 9.2 innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Lee was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Lee wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alivea Salcedo, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Tulare Western didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Tulare Union is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-2 record this season. As for Tulare Western, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Tulare Union skirted past Tulare Western 2-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Tulare Union have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tulare Western turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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