Softball Preview: Baldwin Highlanders vs. Seneca Valley Raiders
Baldwin has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Seneca Valley Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Baldwin will head into Tuesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 18-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Mt. Lebanon on Tuesday. Baldwin sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Mt. Lebanon.
Anna Schumacher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Avery Herrington was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kaylee Smolko, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Seneca Valley put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Butler onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Seneca Valley's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four matchups.
Not much got past Lexie Hames, who gave up just one hit and racked up 18 Ks to keep Butler off the board. Hames has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Baldwin's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Seneca Valley, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Baldwin came up short against Seneca Valley in their previous matchup back in March, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hames, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that Baldwin 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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