New Bern waltzed into their matchup on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Swansboro Pirates onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. Considering New Bern has won four contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Anna Champey made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Champey has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Champey was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Makenzie Richardson and Ki?mya Sutton did most of the damage at the plate: Richardson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Sutton scored a run while going 2-for-3. Codi Mann was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
On Swansboro's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Savannah Remley, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
New Bern is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Swansboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
New Bern will head out on the road to square off against Riverside-Durham at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverside-Durham knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five games -- so hopefully New Bern likes a good challenge. As for Swansboro, they will be playing at home against White Oak at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. White Oak has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something Swansboro will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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