Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Greenfield). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Northampton Blue Devils a 27-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Green Wave have won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
MacKenzie Paulin
| 05/02/25 vs Northampton | 11 |
| 05/01/25 @ Frontier Regional | 15 |
| 04/29/25 @ Wahconah Regional | 15 |
| 04/25/25 vs Turners Falls | 10 |
| 04/23/25 @ Taconic | 14 |
| + 8 more games |
MacKenzie Paulin made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with one home run, seven RBI, and three runs. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Anna Bucala was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with five runs and five RBI. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah McCloud, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and two doubles.
Greenfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 25 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 13 hits in three consecutive games.
Greenfield has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.9 runs over those games. As for Northampton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Greenfield will head out to take on Pittsfield at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Green Wave will need to watch out since the Generals have now posted at least ten runs in their last four matches. As for Northampton, they will head out on the road to challenge Mahar Regional at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Senators have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 19.2 runs per game on average), something the Blue Devils will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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