The Auburn Bulldogs will challenge the Cass Wildcats at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Auburn has five straight victories, Cass has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Auburn will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 12) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Cass out 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bulldogs have posted since September 2, 2023.
Gretchen Paschal made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Auburn let Bree Wehenkel and Addison Darnell loose on the outfield. Wehenkel went 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Darnell scored three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. That triple marked the first that Wehenkel's hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakota Maher, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4.
Auburn didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Auburn's record now sits at 6-1. As for Cass, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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