Franklin Pierce stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let the White River Hornets onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Franklin Pierce considering their one-run performance the game before.
Emma Hoffmeister was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Hoffmeister has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Hoffmeister was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Kiley Sledge was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kaytlynn Aegerter, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
The victory made it two in a row for Franklin Pierce and bumps their season record up to 8-1. As for White River, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Franklin Pierce will square off against Orting at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for White River, they are on the road again on Friday to play Tahoma at 7:00 p.m. Tahoma will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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