With a playoff game on the line, West Greene rose to the challenge on Monday. Everything went their way against the Frazier Commodores as they made off with a 13-5 victory. Considering West Greene has won ten contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Payton Gilbert made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Gilbert has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gilbert was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, West Greene let Marissa Tharp and Emmaline Beazell loose on the outfield. Tharp scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while Beazell scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Madelyn Roberts, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and two RBI.
West Greene is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Frazier, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
As of now, neither West Greene nor Frazier have any future games scheduled.
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