After having lost a blowout in their previous game against McLean, Union Pines was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Greenbrier East Spartans by a score of 11-6. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Union Pines considering their one-run performance the match before.
Allie Bauer made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (she also only allowed one walk). Bauer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Union Pines got a massive performance out of Natalie Auman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Nicole Norman was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with two triples, a run, and an RBI.
On Greenbrier East's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Carola, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Greenbrier East didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union Pines only tossed three.
Union Pines' win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Greenbrier East, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
Union Pines is on the road again on Wednesday to play James Madison at 12:00 p.m. Union Pines is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Greenbrier East, they will challenge Robinson at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Robinson is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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