Cape Fear has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Lumberton Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Cape Fear is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Douglas Byrd (and have done all season long). Cape Fear blew past Douglas Byrd 19-0. Give Cape Fear's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Karalina Tomasic looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Olivia Melvin was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Gracey Horne, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lumberton waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with 15 straight wins... but they left with 16. They had just enough and edged the Bears out 12-11.
Lumberton let Alyssa Stone and Aniya Merritt loose on the outfield. Stone went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI, while Merritt scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tiara Stueck, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI.
Cape Fear's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Lumberton, their victory bumped their record up to 17-2.
Cape Fear came up short against Lumberton in their previous matchup back in March, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lumberton's Halona Sampson, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Cape Fear knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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