In what's become a running theme this season, Deep Creek gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Grafton Clippers an 11-0 shutout. Deep Creek's victory was all the more impressive since Grafton was averaging only four runs allowed on the season.
Sydney Seals 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. Seals has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Seals was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Izzy Shollenbarger was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Hannah Liddell, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
Deep Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-1-1 record this season. As for Grafton, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Deep Creek will challenge King's Fork at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Grafton, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Smithfield at 4:30 p.m. Grafton's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Smithfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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