Fife put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Foss Falcons a 21-0 shutout. Fife's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Mallory Geving made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Geving has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Geving was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, six RBI, and four runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaitlin Christiansen, who scored five runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ashlynn Monroe, who scored five runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
The win was the fourth in a row for Fife, bringing their record for this year to 7-3. As for Foss, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fife will challenge Washington at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Fife is facing Washington at the right time seeing as Washington is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Foss, they will head out on the road to square off against White River at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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