Panthers
| 04/26/25 vs Pittsburg | 18 |
| 03/01/25 vs Samuell | 16 |
| 03/07/25 @ Farmersville | 12 |
| 02/28/25 @ Colorado | 11 |
| 02/27/25 @ Gainesville | 11 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Ford walked away with it. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pittsburg Pirates an 18-0 shutout on Saturday. The Panthers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Payton Perez made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Perez was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run.
In other batting news, Ford got a massive performance out of Alexis Earls, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Earls has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Jordyn Neustupa, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI.
Ford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in 16 consecutive matchups.
Ford has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Pittsburg, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-11 record.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Ford beat the Pirates by a score of 16-0 later that day.
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