New Bern can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They blew past the East Carteret Mariners 10-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for New Bern.
Anna Champey made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Champey has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Champey was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Makenzie Richardson and Madison Game did most of the damage at the plate: Richardson scored three runs while going 1-for-4, while Game scored three runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nyarrah Bautista, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On East Carteret's side, Sadie McIntosh was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
New Bern is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for East Carteret, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
New Bern will be playing in front of their home fans against Northwestern at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. New Bern's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Northwestern's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Carteret, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Jones at 6:00 p.m. on April 9th.
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