Blue Mountain can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pottsville Crimson Tide an 11-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Blue Mountain as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
Marla Freiwald made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Freiwald has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Freiwald was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Blue Mountain let Elle Walasavage and Madison Heim loose on the outfield. Walasavage went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Heim scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Addyson Fishburn was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Pottsville's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jes Siminitus, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Blue Mountain pushed their record up to 16-1 with that victory, which was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pottsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.
Blue Mountain will head out on the road to square off against North Schuylkill at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blue Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season. As for Pottsville, they will be playing at home against Our Lady of Lourdes Regional at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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