Softball Recap: Cleveland Continues Home Dominance on Tuesday

Cleveland won the last time they faced Grant and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Warriors walked away with a 12-7 victory over the Generals. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.

Jillian Lee was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs and one triple. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Cleveland let Clara Waldron and Vivian Schroedel run wild. Waldron went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Schroedel got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI Schroedel has posted since back in April. Simone Chance was another key player, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with three RBI and one double.

Cleveland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .561. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.

Cleveland pushed their record up to 10-12 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Grant, they moved to 8-12 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cleveland will host McDaniel at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Mountain Lions have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Grant, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Roosevelt at 6:45 p.m. The Generals' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Roughriders have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.