For the second straight game, Sumter will face off against Blythewood. The Gamecocks will face off against the Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sumter has four straight wins, Blythewood has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Blythewood's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Sumter hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Gamecocks never let the Bengals get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Gamecocks have won six matchups by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Lillie Ivey, who gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks to keep Blythewood off the board. Ivey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
McKayla Mouradjian
| 04/08/25 vs Blythewood | 3 |
| 03/11/25 @ Spring Valley | 2 |
| 03/08/25 vs Darlington | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs East Clarendon | 1 |
| 04/02/25 vs Crestwood | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on McKayla Mouradjian, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Bailey Ardis, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Sumter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .385 or higher in three consecutive games.
Sumter's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Blythewood, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5.
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