Carmichaels won the last time they faced West Greene, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Carmichaels Mighty Mikes walked away with a 7-3 win over the West Greene Pioneers.
Bailey Barnyak made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Barnyak has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Barnyak was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaitlyn Waggett, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Carys McConnell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On West Greene's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Payton Gilbert, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Carmichaels has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for West Greene, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Carmichaels will head out on the road to challenge California at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Carmichaels is facing California at the right time seeing as California is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for West Greene, they will be playing at home against Jefferson-Morgan at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Jefferson-Morgan knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully West Greene likes a good challenge.
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