Softball Recap: Emmaline Beazell can't quite lead West Greene over Union Area

By Team Reports May 22, 2024, 9:42pm

Softball Recap: West Greene Pioneers vs. Union Area Scotties

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West Greene can now relate to. They lost 10-0 to the Union Area Scotties on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, West Greene's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

West Greene saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emmaline Beazell, who went 1-for-3 with a double.

On Union Area's side, Mia Preuhs was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Preuhs has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Preuhs was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run.

In other batting news, Irelyn Fisher was a standout: she went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Mallory Gorgacz was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

West Greene's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Union Area, the victory was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-1.

As of now, neither West Greene nor Union Area have any future games scheduled.

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