
Panthers
04/21/25 vs Flagstaff | 3-2 |
04/17/25 vs Bradshaw Mountain | 17-1 |
04/15/25 @ Bradshaw Mountain | 15-2 |
04/11/25 vs Mohave | 15-0 |
04/07/25 @ Marcos de Niza | 19-2 |
+ 12 more games |
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Coconino ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Flagstaff Eagles. The Panthers are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 17 straight.
Kaitlyn Tso made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 12 over eight innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 24 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Coconino let Danica Kern and Destiny Villas run wild. Kern went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base, while Villas went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Kern has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Coconino pushed their record up to 22-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Flagstaff, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-8-1.
Coconino will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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