It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Somerset ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past the Ellsworth Panthers 6-5. For Somerset, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat Ellsworth walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
For Ellsworth's part, Aliza Acker spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, Aaliyah Huppert made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Wittenburg, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Ellsworth didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Somerset's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Ellsworth, their loss dropped their record down to 10-2.
Somerset will have a chance to go back-to-back against Ellsworth: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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