Cougars
| 03/13/25 @ Knightdale | 15-0 |
| 03/11/25 @ Northern Durham | 16-0 |
| 03/10/25 @ Roxboro Community | 3-0 |
| 03/06/25 vs Panther Creek | 8-0 |
| 02/26/25 @ Enloe | 13-2 |
| 02/25/25 vs D.H. Conley | 1-0 |
Wake Forest's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Knightdale Knights a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won four games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Jil Livengood made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single earned run any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Nova Pate was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. She also put up three RBI, which were her first of the season. Abbey Lauer was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Wake Forest's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Knightdale, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Wake Forest has already played their next contest, a 9-0 win against Northern Durham on the 18th. As for Knightdale, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Rolesville at 5:00 p.m. on the 25th. Rolesville has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.5 runs per game on average), something Knightdale will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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