Softball Recap: Pocatello extends road winning streak to 18

By Team Reports Apr 17, 2024, 5:36am

Softball Recap: Pocatello Thunder vs. Century Diamondbacks

In what's become a running theme this season, Pocatello gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Century Diamondbacks as the Pocatello Thunder made off with a 16-1 win. Pocatello's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Charlie Naylor looked comfortable as she struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.

At the plate, Pocatello got a massive performance out of Kirstine Kent, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Taylor Bunderson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

On Century's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tessica Ramirez, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.

Pocatello's victory was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3. As for Century, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Pocatello beat Century by a score of 15-1 later that day.

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