Monday just wasn't the day for Mapletown's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Carmichaels Mighty Mikes on Monday. Mapletown has not had much luck with Carmichaels recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
For Carmichaels' part, Bailey Barnyak 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 12 over seven innings pitched. Barnyak has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Barnyak was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Barnyak wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaitlyn Waggett, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Mapletown's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Carmichaels, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Mapletown will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against California at 4:15 p.m. Mapletown is facing California at the right time seeing as California is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Carmichaels, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Chartiers-Houston at 4:15 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Chartiers-Houston: 0.8, Carmichaels: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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