The Hoover Tornados will head out on the road to take on the Glendale Nitros at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Hoover is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Hoover ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Pasadena out 12-11. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Hoover considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Evelyn Ortiz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over nine innings while giving up six earned (and five unearned) runs off 12 hits. Ortiz has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ortiz was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hannah Parker and Paola Cano did most of the damage at the plate: Parker scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Cano scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Sophia Hernandez was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Glendale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 18-1 defeat at the hands of Arcadia.
Glendale saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jazmin Combs, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Hoover's record now sits at 7-8. As for Glendale, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
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