Softball Preview: Roosevelt Presidents vs. Pine Plains Bombers
Roosevelt has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Pine Plains Bombers at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Roosevelt is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Our Lady of Lourdes a 9-0 shutout on Monday. With that win, Roosevelt brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Kayla Baez and Jax Sweed were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Baez didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Sweed pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Baez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Baez went 4-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Sweed got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cali DeLawder, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Abbey Greenspan, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pine Plains entered their tilt with Highland with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Huskies by a score of 5-1 on Thursday.
Roosevelt's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Pine Plains, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Everything went Roosevelt's way against Pine Plains when the teams last played back in April of 2022 as Roosevelt made off with a 10-1 victory. Does Roosevelt have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pine Plains turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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