In what's become a running theme this season, Trinity Lutheran gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Switzerland County Pacers a 16-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Trinity Lutheran.
Grace Lance made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Lance has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Lance was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Trinity Lutheran got a massive performance out of Zoey Dulaney, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was DeAnna Rothert, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
On Switzerland County's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bri Stow, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Trinity Lutheran pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs per game. As for Switzerland County, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Trinity Lutheran will be playing in front of their home fans against Jennings County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Trinity Lutheran's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Jennings County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Switzerland County, they will play host again in their second game on Saturday to welcome Milan, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Milan will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Switzerland County surely won't give up without a fight.
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