There's no place like home for Hooks, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Redwater Dragons a 1-0 shutout on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Hooks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kinsley Birdwell was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. Birdwell has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Birdwell was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Birdwell wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Madison Lewis, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Hooks is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5-1 record this season. As for Redwater, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-16.
Hooks will head out on the road to challenge De Kalb at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hooks' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so De Kalb's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Redwater, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 14-0 defeat vs. Queen City on the 13th.
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