Ritchie County gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wirt County Tigers a 15-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Ritchie County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Rocklyn Marcum was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. Marcum was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ritchie County got a massive performance out of Jayci Gray, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lilly Monn, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Wirt County are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Ritchie County will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Magnolia at 5:30 p.m. Wirt County will take on Webster County at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Webster County has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.33 runs per game on average), something Wirt County will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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