Garber put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Caro Tigers a 9-0 shutout. Considering Garber has won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kara Kotenko was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Kotenko has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Kotenko was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, JJ Shooltz and Grace Zwetzig did most of the damage at the plate: Shooltz went 3-for-3 with three RBI, while Zwetzig scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ava Wagner, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Garber's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. As for Caro, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Garber beat Caro by a score of 10-3 later that day.
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