Union County entered their tilt with Hawthorne with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Hawthorne Hornets with a sharp 15-2 victory on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Union County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Shyla Crowe made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (she also only allowed one walk). Crowe has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Crowe was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Leanne Dicks and Emma Handley did most of the damage at the plate: Dicks scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4, while Handley went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a triple. Mackenzie Orton was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Hawthorne's side, Anieah Kitt was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Union County now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Hawthorne, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7.
Union County will be playing at home against Crescent City at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Crescent City has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.13 runs per game on average), something Union County will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Hawthorne, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Newberry at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newberry is coming into the contest with four straight wins on the road, so Hawthorne will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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