Hammond put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past the Cardinal Newman Cardinals 13-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hammond.
Grace Beacham made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Beacham has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Beacham was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Hammond let Madge Miller and Ana Lu Muela Kiser loose on the outfield. Miller scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Muela Kiser went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run. Miller is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Eliza Spratlin, who scored two runs and stole four bases.
Hammond has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2-1 record this season. As for Cardinal Newman, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Hammond will look to defend their home field on Friday against Providence Athletic Club at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hammond: 2.9, Providence Athletic Club: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Cardinal Newman does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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