The Bath Wildcats will square off against the Assumption Rockets at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bath took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They never let Ohio County get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Assumption came tearing into Wednesday's contest with five straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Mustangs as they made off with a 13-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Rockets, who have now won five matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Lauren Satterly made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Satterly was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Paige Crain and Ella Wells did most of the damage at the plate: Crain went 3-for-5 with five RBI and two doubles, while Wells went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Those four hits gave Wells a new career-high. Jaelynn Oaks was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Assumption was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .459. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Assumption's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Bath, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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