The Decatur Seahawks will square off against the Kent Island Buccaneers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kent Island will be up against a hot Decatur squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. The Seahawks put the hurt on Bennett with a sharp 13-1 win on Monday.
Emily Blume
| 04/28/25 vs Bennett | 10 |
| 04/14/25 vs Cape Henlopen | 7 |
| 03/26/25 @ Bennett | 7 |
| 04/02/25 @ Queen Anne's County | 6 |
| 03/29/25 @ North Caroline | 4 |
Emily Blume made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Lily Rados looked comfortable as she pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Ava Snelsire, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Griffin, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Decatur hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least three batters in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kent Island, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They blew past North Caroline 12-3 on Tuesday.
Abby Mahaffey was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two triples and three runs.
Decatur pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games. As for Kent Island, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Kent Island's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Decatur has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Kent Island, though, as they've been averaging only 3.5 strikeouts. Will Decatur keep running through batters, or will the Buccaneers buck the trend?
Everything went Decatur's way against Kent Island in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Decatur made off with a 14-3 win. Will the Seahawks repeat their success, or do the Buccaneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
