There's no place like home for Wood, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Armijo Royals a 14-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what Wood needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Madisyn Farnham made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Farnham has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Farnham was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Danica Walker and Shea Ellingson did most of the damage at the plate: Walker scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Ellingson went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Abigail Sova was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Wood's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10. As for Armijo, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Wood will head out on the road to face off against Rodriguez at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wood has given up an average of 6.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Armijo, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Vacaville at 4:00 p.m. Vacaville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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