In what's become a running theme this season, Manchester gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Western Indians an 11-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Manchester as they're now sitting on three straight.
Rylie Young made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Young has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Young was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Jenna Campbell and Elliana Applegate did most of the damage at the plate: Campbell scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Applegate went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Bristynn McClanahan was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Manchester has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Western, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-8.
Manchester has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Eastern at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Western does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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