In what's become a running theme this season, Chapman gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers a 9-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Chapman, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Reagan Garrett 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 seven over six innings pitched. Garrett has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Garrett was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Krislyn Wilder, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Samantha McPhail was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Chapman has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Blue Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.
Chapman is on the road again on Saturday to play Palmetto at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Palmetto: 3.2, Chapman: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Blue Ridge, they will challenge Powdersville at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Blue Ridge's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Powdersville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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