Douglas put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Galena Grizzlies a 12-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Douglas who now have eight in a row.
Talia Tretton made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Tretton has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Tretton was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zora Simpson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Annie Hill, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Douglas' victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-4. As for Galena, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-20-1.
Douglas will head out on the road to square off against McQueen at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. McQueen has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.57 runs per game on average), something Douglas will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Galena, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop Manogue at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Galena has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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