Wirt County's game on Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. They never let the Hannan Wildcats get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Adi Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, eight RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high.
Kinsley Nicolais
| 05/07/25 vs Hannan | 6 |
| 04/30/25 vs Hannan | 4 |
| 05/02/25 @ Belpre | 2 |
| 04/28/25 vs Hannan | 2 |
| 04/18/25 @ Paden City | 2 |
In other batting news, Kinsley Nicolais was incredible, earning two runs and six stolen bases. Those six stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Polk, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
Wirt County's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-13. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Hannan, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-13-1.
Coming up, Wirt County will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Calhoun at 5:00 p.m. The Red Devils have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.63 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of. Hannan does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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