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| 03/17/26 - Away | 5-0 W |
| 04/04/25 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 04/01/24 - Away | 0-11 L |
Ballard never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Jackson Timberwolves by a score of 5-0. The Beavers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Timberwolves, too.
Grace Shiotani made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Shiotani was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in March of 2025.
In other batting news, Wren Wald was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run. Elsa Sand was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Ballard has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs this season. As for Jackson, their loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-3.
Coming up, Ballard will head out on the road to square off against Roosevelt at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Roughriders' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Beavers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Jackson, they will host Monroe at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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