Fife put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Clover Park Timberwolves a 19-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Fife needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Madi Walls was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Walls has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Walls was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kaitlin Christiansen and Emily Wagner did most of the damage at the plate: Christiansen scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Wagner went 3-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and a double. Maddi Burrus was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Fife is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Clover Park, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Fife will be playing in front of their home fans against Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fife is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season. As for Clover Park, they will head out on the road to face off against Enumclaw at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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