It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but St. Martin ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Gulfport Admirals 11-10. This was payback for the Yellow Jackets, who suffered an 11-10 loss the last time these two teams met.
Emma Claire Elmore made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off one hit. Elmore was even better at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs.
Natalie Shoemaker
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In other batting news, Natalie Shoemaker was incredible, going 4-for-5 with three runs, three doubles, and two RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mia Boney, who went 2-for-4 with three runs.
St. Martin kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive contests.
St. Martin's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-6-1. As for Gulfport, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
St. Martin will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Admirals: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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