Austin owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. Everything went their way against the Gallatin Green Wave as the Austin Black Bears made off with a 7-0 victory. The Black Bears have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Green Wave, too.
Claire Wright was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. She also put up a triple, which was her first of the season. Cate Burleson was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI and one double.
Austin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gallatin only posted a batting average of .211.
Austin has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. Gallatin's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Looking ahead, Austin will take on Spain Park at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Gallatin, they will challenge University School of Jackson at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Gallatin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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