Emerald Ridge put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bellarmine Prep Lions a 22-0 shutout. Emerald Ridge's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Carly Martin was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Martin has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Martin was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Emerald Ridge got a massive performance out of Jayda Guadron, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Abygale Redwine was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Emerald Ridge's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Bellarmine Prep, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-12.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Emerald Ridge beat Bellarmine Prep by a score of 20-1 later that day.
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