The Cardinal Huskies will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Maplewood Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Cardinal is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Bristol. Cardinal put the hurt on Bristol with a sharp 14-1 win on Tuesday.
Maggie Grant made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, she gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest she's had since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brooklyn Whitely, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Olivia Krebs was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Cardinal hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Maplewood took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Monday. They blew past Liberty 8-2.
Emily Perline looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Claire Urchek was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
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