The Paradise Bobcats will take on the Hamilton Braves at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.
Paradise is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since April 24, 2024 on Friday. They came up short against Central Valley, falling 20-10. The Bobcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grace Meldrum
| 03/07/25 vs Central Valley | 4 |
| 04/19/24 vs Durham | 3 |
| 04/10/24 vs Pierce | 3 |
| 05/14/24 vs Oroville | 2 |
| 05/03/24 vs Winters | 2 |
Grace Meldrum was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, Danica Clausen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Sequoya Fields was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Paradise kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Hamilton hadn't done well against Oroville recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Hamilton walked away with a 6-2 win over Oroville.
Paradise now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Hamilton, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything went Paradise's way against Hamilton when the teams last played back in April of 2023, as Paradise made off with a 20-8 win. Does Paradise have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hamilton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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