
Pacers
05/19/25 vs Westland | 22 |
05/14/25 vs Mt. Vernon | 1 |
05/12/25 @ Upper Arlington | 12 |
05/10/25 @ Bishop Ready | 8 |
05/10/25 @ Berne Union | 20 |
+ 21 more games |
The Hayes Pacers will take on the Olentangy Berlin Bears in a tournament on Thursday. Hayes is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Hayes is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Westland a 22-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Pacers considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Lizzy Gould was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Grace Singleton, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Hayes was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .565. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Olentangy Berlin ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Pickerington North 5-4.
Olentangy Berlin pushed their record up to 15-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Hayes, their win bumped their record up to 24-2.
Hayes was able to grind out a solid victory over Olentangy Berlin in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, winning 8-5. Do the Pacers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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