Thunderbirds
| 04/21/25 vs Centralia | 19 |
| 04/14/25 @ Shelton | 13 |
| 04/09/25 @ Black Hills | 11 |
| 03/17/25 vs Seattle Christian | 7 |
| 04/15/25 @ Centralia | 6 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tumwater). They put the hurt on the Centralia Tigers with a sharp 19-3 win on Monday. The Thunderbirds have beaten the Tigers the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Tigers has come to flipping the script.
Sarah Stevens made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Jaime Haase was incredible, firing off two home runs, nine RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. Megan Barrett was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Tumwater always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .639. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Tumwater's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Centralia, they dropped their record down to 5-7-2 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Tumwater will take on rival Shelton at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Centralia is set to square off against their familiar foe Black Hills at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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