Urchins
| 04/17/25 vs Philadelphia | 20 |
| 03/20/25 vs New Site | 15 |
| 03/06/25 vs Ingomar | 13 |
| 03/18/25 @ New Site | 12 |
| 03/25/25 @ Hamilton | 11 |
With a playoff win on the line, East Union rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Philadelphia Tornadoes a 20-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Urchins, who have now won 14 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Lucy Cochran made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one triple and two RBI. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
In other pitching news, Allie Davies looked comfortable as she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Marley Clayton was a standout: she got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Madi Robbins, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs.
East Union always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .742. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory was the fourth in a row for East Union, bringing their record up to 21-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Philadelphia, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Coming up, East Union will face off against Bruce at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Philadelphia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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