Softball Recap: Amanda Benites leads Hamilton to victory over Shadow Ridge

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 12:54am

Softball Recap: Hamilton Huskies vs. Shadow Ridge Stallions

On Saturday, Hamilton faced Shadow Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hamilton Huskies' pitcher stepped up to hand the Shadow Ridge Stallions a 4-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Hamilton, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Not much got past Jazmin Ramirez, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Shadow Ridge off the board. Ramirez has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Amanda Benites, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Bassett, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.

Hamilton has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for Shadow Ridge, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-5-1.

Hamilton will stay at home for another game and welcome Corona del Sol at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hamilton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Shadow Ridge, they will head out on the road to square off against Red Mountain at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shadow Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.1 runs per game this season.

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