University waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lyons Lions a 7-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won seven games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Jasi Cole made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ellie Baca was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kenzie Wyatt, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
University didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
University has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Lyons, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 10-5 record.
University will stay at home for another game and welcome Weld Central at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Weld Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Lyons, they will venture away from home to face off against Berthoud at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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