Franklin Pierce has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Orting Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Franklin Pierce's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against White River as Franklin Pierce made off with a 10-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Franklin Pierce considering their one-run performance the game before.
Emma Hoffmeister made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Hoffmeister has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Hoffmeister was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kiley Sledge, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kaytlynn Aegerter, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, Orting made sure to put some runs up on the board against Washington on Wednesday. Orting put the hurt on Washington with a sharp 16-3 victory.
Franklin Pierce's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Orting, they pushed their record up to 8-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Franklin Pierce skirted past Orting 15-14 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin Pierce since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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