The New Bern Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Riverside-Durham Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as New Bern comes in on four and Riverside-Durham on five.
New Bern owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. Everything went their way against Swansboro as New Bern made off with an 8-0 victory. Considering New Bern has won four contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Anna Champey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Champey has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Champey was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Makenzie Richardson and Ki?mya Sutton did most of the damage at the plate: Richardson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Sutton scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Codi Mann, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Riverside-Durham scored the most runs they've had all season to find success two weeks ago. They were the clear victor by a 24-7 margin over Chapel Hill. The result was nothing new for Riverside-Durham, who have now won seven games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Like New Bern, Riverside-Durham also got a great game from a two-way player: Juleah Somers. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Somers was even better at the plate, scoring five runs while going 3-for-6.
In other batting news, Nehir Volkan was a standout: she went 5-for-6 with a home run, three stolen bases, and six RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Paisley Russell, who got on base in all six of her plate appearances with five runs, three RBI, and a triple.
New Bern's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Riverside-Durham, their record is now 7-2.
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