Rice was sadly handed a defeat on Tuesday, but C Van Cleave did her best to prevent it. Van Cleave turned in nothing short of a gem: she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and nine unearned) runs off six hits.
Van Cleave and Rice will look to defend their home field on Friday against Malakoff at 6:00 p.m. Malakoff swept Kemp off the field in their last game , a feat they'll no doubt try to repeat. Will Rice be able to hold them off? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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