After two games on the road, Pace is heading back home. They will take on the Bloomingdale Bulls at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Pace: 0.9, Bloomingdale: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pace is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Hagerty a 4-0 shutout.
Hagerty's batters probably weren't too happy with Jayden Heavener, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 14 Ks (she gave up a single walk). Heavener has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 25 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mallory Baker, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Tatum Hasting, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Bloomingdale put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against East Lake as Bloomingdale made off with an 8-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Bloomingdale as they're now sitting on three straight.
Natalie Cable made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Cable was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paige Sanchez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Camryn Nolte was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Pace is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-2 record this season. As for Bloomingdale, their win bumped their record up to 28-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Pace hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Bloomingdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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