Hackley stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fieldston Eagles a 21-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hackley.
Andrea Hegarty made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Hegarty has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Hegarty was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all six of her plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Gabrielle Paes was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ellie Firsenbaum, who scored two runs while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances.
Hackley pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Fieldston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Hackley will look to defend their home field on Friday against Dalton at 4:30 p.m. Hackley's pitching crew has only allowed 1.1 runs per game this season, so Dalton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Fieldston, they will head out on the road to square off against Rye Country Day at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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