Softball Preview: Tate Aggies vs. Gulf Breeze Dolphins
Tate and Gulf Breeze are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Tate Aggies have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Gulf Breeze Dolphins at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gulf Breeze took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Tate, who comes in off a win.
In what's become a running theme this season, Tate gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over Escambia. 11 seems to be a good number for Tate as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kate Balagbagan made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Balagbagan has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Balagbagan was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Tristen Showalter was incredible, scoring a run while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kara Wine, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Gulf Breeze was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 11-4 defeat at the hands of Pace.
Gulf Breeze saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacey Reed, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Chapman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Tate's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Gulf Breeze, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
Tate came up short against Gulf Breeze in their previous matchup back in March, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gulf Breeze's Leila Ammon, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Now that Tate knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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