With a playoff game on the line, Evansville Mater Dei rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the Forest Park Rangers onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Evansville Mater Dei sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Alessia Baumann made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Baumann was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Baumann wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Claire Wagner, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Evansville Mater Dei's win bumped their record up to 15-11. As for Forest Park, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-17.
Evansville Mater Dei is on the road again on Wednesday to play North Posey at 7:00 p.m. North Posey's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Evansville Mater Dei's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Forest Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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