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| 04/10/25 - Home | 12-4 W |
| 04/18/22 - Home | 16-1 W |
| 04/04/22 - Away | 9-8 W |
| 04/16/19 - Away | 7-13 L |
| 02/22/19 - Home | 1-0 W |
| + 2 more games |
Umatilla's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Lake Weir Hurricanes as they made off with a 12-4 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Bulldogs' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Hailey Bates made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Bates wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jaelyn Larsen, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most triples Larsen has posted since back in February. Another was Kiersten Hunsicker, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
With the victory, Umatilla broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-12. As for Lake Weir, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-19.
Looking ahead, Umatilla will challenge Eustis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Lake Weir, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Dunnellon at 6:30 p.m. on the 22nd.
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