The St. Marys Flying Dutch will venture away from home to square off against the Karns City Gremlins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Karns City took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Marys, who comes in off a win.
While St. Marys' win against Punxsutawney wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. St. Marys narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Punxsutawney 6-5. The Flying Dutch haven't had any issues with the Chucks recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Avery Eckels spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up eight Ks.
Kelsie Fledderman
| 03/19/25 vs Punxsutawney | 4 |
| 04/24/24 vs Punxsutawney | 3 |
| 04/17/24 vs Bradford | 3 |
| 04/09/24 @ Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] | 3 |
| 05/13/24 @ Bradford | 2 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kelsie Fledderman, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Hanslovan, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Karns City fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Freeport on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They came up short against the Yellowjackets, falling 10-4. The Gremlins haven't had much luck with the Yellowjackets recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Addison Burrows was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Burrows was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Ronni Radaker was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Taylor, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
St. Marys' victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Karns City, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
