It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Walnut can now relate to. They came up short against the Union Yellowjackets on Thursday, falling 9-2. The Wildcats were red-hot at the plate heading into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior), but the Yellowjackets' pitcher proved too tough.
Brittan Dawkins was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and seven unearned) runs off 12 hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
In other batting news, Addison Hicks was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Wildcats
| 04/17/25 vs Union | 2-9 |
| 04/15/25 @ Thrasher | 18-3 |
| 04/14/25 @ Pine Grove | 11-1 |
| 04/11/25 vs Thrasher | 13-0 |
| 04/11/25 vs Thrasher | 12-0 |
Walnut moved to 12-13 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Union, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-11.
While Walnut had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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