It was a good run, but Southwestern unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Milan Indians. Southwestern has not had much luck with Milan recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Ashley Fulton was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Fulton has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Fulton was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and a stolen base.
Fulton wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chloey Leach, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Like Southwestern, Milan also got a great game from a two-way player: Kynadee Bode. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Bode was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Southwestern's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4. As for Milan, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Austin the next time they take the field. Milan will head out to face Austin at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, while Southwestern will play them later in the day, at 10:00 a.m.
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