Gillespie came tearing into Monday's matchup with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.1 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pleasant Hill Wolves a 1-0 shutout.
Not much got past Emma Gipson, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Pleasant Hill off the board. Gipson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 20 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gillespie's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ava Parish, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Gillespie's win was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-4. As for Pleasant Hill, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-5.
As of now, neither Gillespie nor Pleasant Hill have any future games scheduled.
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