After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Fort Recovery, Anna was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Jefferson Wildcats a 6-0 shutout.
Brooklyn Cruse made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
Dana Pleiman
| 05/02/25 vs Jefferson | 3 |
| 04/12/25 @ Jackson Center | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs Bellefontaine | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Marion Local | 2 |
| 04/28/25 @ Russia | 1 |
In other batting news, Anna let Dana Pleiman and Liz Staudter run wild. Pleiman went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI, while Staudter got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI and one run. Those three hits gave Pleiman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Callie Gehret, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Anna has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
Anna didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Houston on the 7th. As for Jefferson, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 10-7 defeat against Lima Central Catholic on the 5th.
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