Wellington's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Saturday. They never let the Viera Hawks onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for Wellington, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Victoria Payne, who gave up just three hits and racked up 19 Ks to keep Viera off the board. Payne has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Wellington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Matrascia, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kelsie Riggan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Viera's side, Madison Rider spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
Wellington pushed their record up to 14-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Viera, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4.
Wellington will head out on the road to square off against Western at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wellington's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Western's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Viera, they will head out on the road to take on Astronaut at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Viera is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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