With a playoff game on the line, Concordia rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ash Grove Pirates a 1-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Concordia who now have 27 in a row.
Not much got past Olivia Hemme, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Ash Grove off the board. Hemme has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 19 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Concordia saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kiya Inman, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Concordia's victory bumped their record up to 30-2. As for Ash Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 25-9.
As of now, neither Concordia nor Ash Grove have any future games scheduled.
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