In what's become a running theme this season, Tennessee gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Sullivan East Patriots an 18-0 shutout. Give Tennessee's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Carly Compton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Compton has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Compton was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, Abigail Haga was a standout: she went 4-for-6 with a home run and six RBI. Addie Wilhoit was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
On Sullivan East's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyne Loudy, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Tennessee's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3. As for Sullivan East, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-24 record this season.
Tennessee will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against David Crockett at 5:30 p.m. Tennessee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Sullivan East, they will head out on the road to square off against Science Hill at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Science Hill's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Sullivan East's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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