South Adams strolled into their game on Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They put the hurt on the New Haven Bulldogs with a sharp 20-3 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Starfires, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Shelby Weigel made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Weigel was even better at the plate, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits (three).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mackenzie Neuenschwander, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. She also put up a stolen base, which was her first of the season. Bekah Patterson was another key player, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
South Adams always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .591. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Starfires
| 04/17/25 @ New Haven | 20-3 |
| 04/14/25 @ Parkway | 10-4 |
| 05/14/24 @ Woodlan | 4-3 |
| 05/04/24 @ Garrett | 5-2 |
| 05/04/24 @ Garrett | 5-2 |
| + 6 more games |
South Adams pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for New Haven, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Looking ahead, South Adams will venture away from home to square off against Norwell at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for New Haven, they will welcome Warsaw at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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