On Saturday, while Howland put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Berkshire. The Howland Tigers blew past the Berkshire Badgers 17-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Howland.
Brooke Tatar and Callie Vardavas made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Tatar struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Vardavas tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Tatar has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. At the plate, Tatar went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Vardavas scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Madison Schmitz was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Massucci, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Berkshire's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Whitney Davis, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Howland pushed their record up to 2-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Howland will take on Boardman at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Berkshire, they will head out on the road to challenge Grand Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Berkshire has given up an average of 17 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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