Softball Preview: South Kitsap Wolves vs. Olympia Bears
The South Kitsap Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Olympia Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Wednesday, South Kitsap sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 win over Puyallup.
Kamdyn Hagerty made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hagerty was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Ryleigh Wotzka was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Ronan Byrd was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Olympia entered their tilt with Sumner with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Spartans out 4-3.
Like South Kitsap, Olympia also got a great game from a two-way player: Sami Potvin. She struck out 16 batters over nine innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Potvin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Potvin was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Potvin wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sydnee Chandler-Trent, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
South Kitsap has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Olympia, they pushed their record up to 15-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. South Kitsap hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Olympia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.3. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
South Kitsap couldn't quite finish off Olympia in their previous matchup on April 1st and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Potvin, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that South Kitsap knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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