With a playoff game on the line, Hamilton Southeastern rose to the challenge on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Westfield Shamrocks a 6-0 shutout. Hamilton Southeastern's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
The result came thanks to Grace Swedarsky's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alex Kiemeyer was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lani Wyrick, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Westfield's side, Shea Vohs was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Westfield saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reese Mahannah, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Hamilton Southeastern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Westfield, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
Hamilton Southeastern will challenge Zionsville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Zionsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. Westfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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