Westfield is 2-8 against Hamilton Southeastern since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Westfield Shamrocks will be staying on the road to face off against the Hamilton Southeastern Royals at 7:30 p.m. The last four games Westfield has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Friday, it was close, but Westfield sidestepped McCutcheon for an 8-6 win.
Shea Vohs spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on 12 hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Makayla Watson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Fanelli, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Hamilton Southeastern waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Flashes a 1-0 shutout.
The victory got Westfield back to even at 12-12. As for Hamilton Southeastern, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Westfield came up short against Hamilton Southeastern in their previous matchup last Thursday, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hamilton Southeastern's Grace Swedarsky, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Now that Westfield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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