Cozad can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lexington Minutemen an 11-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Haymakers have posted since August 29th.
Sara Howell made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Howell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Aubrey Hammerlun was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brittlin Bussinger, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cozad was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lexington only posted a batting average of .167.
Cozad's win bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Lexington, they dropped their record down to 1-14 with that defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Cozad will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lexington: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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