Champion put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They beat the Liberty Leopards by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 17-0. Considering Champion has won nine games by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Gabrielle Gradishar made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. Gradishar was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last nine times she's played.
In other batting news, Champion let Isabella Meyer and Addison Warzala loose on the outfield. Meyer scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Warzala went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Nadaud, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Champion's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0. As for Liberty, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-5.
Champion will have a chance to go back-to-back against Liberty: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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