Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marshall). They were the clear victor by an 18-2 margin over the Hannibal Pirates on Saturday. With that win, the Owls brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Riley Wilkinson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Wilkinson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs.
In other batting news, Marshall got a big performance out of Haven Casteel, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Haylee Lent was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marshall always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .821. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Marshall has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Hannibal, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Marshall will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hannibal: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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