After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, Wellington-Napoleon finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They lost 11-0 to the Concordia Fighting Orioles. Wellington-Napoleon has not had much luck with Concordia recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Wellington-Napoleon got a good showing from Kaylin Ellensohn, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On Concordia's side, Olivia Hemme made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. Hemme has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Hemme was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kiya Inman was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Karleigh Wilckens, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Wellington-Napoleon now has a losing record at 10-11-1. As for Concordia, the victory was the 22nd in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-2.
Wellington-Napoleon will face off against Archie at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Archie is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. Concordia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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