Softball Game Preview: Parish Hill Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 6:09am

Softball Preview: Parish Hill Pirates vs. University/Classical Magnet Hawks

The Parish Hill Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the University/Classical Magnet Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Parish Hill's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last 11 matches.

In what's become a running theme this season, Parish Hill gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Bulkeley as Parish Hill made off with an 18-2 victory.

Julie Millerd looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched.

At the plate, Parish Hill got a massive performance out of Molly Wilson, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, three stolen bases, and four RBI. Wilson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Julia Herman, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.

Meanwhile, University/Classical Magnet had to kick off their season on the road back in April, but they showed no ill effects. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Parish Hill 16-14.

Parish Hill's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for University/Classical Magnet, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.

Parish Hill couldn't quite finish off University/Classical Magnet in their previous matchup back in April and fell 16-14. Can Parish Hill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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