The Hamlin Pied Pipers will face off against the Baird Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hamlin is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Jayton on Tuesday. The Pied Pipers were the clear victors by a 15-3 margin over the Jaybirds.
Piper Sepeda
| 04/01/25 @ Jayton | 10 |
| 03/29/25 vs Aspermont | 7 |
| 03/25/25 @ Hermleigh | 5 |
| 03/21/25 @ Borden County | 6 |
| 03/08/25 vs Knox City | 11 |
| + 7 more games |
Piper Sepeda made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.3 strikeouts per game. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mea Reyes and Dariana Lee did most of the damage at the plate: Reyes scored two runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Lee scored three runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-3. Those seven stolen bases gave Reyes a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Zaya Montoya, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Baird). Everything went their way against Jayton last Saturday as they made off with a 24-14 win. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by ten runs or more this season.
Cassidy Lucas was a standout: she fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-6. She is also on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last six games she's played dating back to last season. Raelyn Goodwin was another key player, getting on base in four of her six plate appearances with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
Baird is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 14.7 runs. As for Hamlin, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-9.
Hamlin might still be hurting after the 11-5 defeat they got from Baird in their previous meeting back in February of 2019. Will the Pied Pipers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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