After flying high against Turkeyfoot Valley Area last Thursday, Shade came back down to earth. The Shade Panthers fell just short of the Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. It was the first time this season that Shade let down their fans at home.
Tara Corradini was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She tossed nine innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. Corradini has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Corradini was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Corradini wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Payton Maddy, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Like Shade, Berlin Brothersvalley also got a great game from a two-way player: Elena Ritchey. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over nine innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Ritchey was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Coral Prosser, who scored two runs while going 5-for-5.
Shade's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6. As for Berlin Brothersvalley, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-6.
Shade will be playing at home against Ferndale at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Ferndale is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Berlin Brothersvalley, they will head out on the road to take on Rockwood at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Rockwood and Berlin Brothersvalley are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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