The Trinity Shamrocks will head out on the road to square off against the Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Trinity took care of business in their home opener on Monday (barely). They came out on top in a nail-biter against Delone Catholic and snuck past 8-7.
Brianna Topper spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Taylor Lawrence, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Bridget Schalk, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Greencastle-Antrim had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 16-0 win.
Mackenzie Wingert looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Greencastle-Antrim let Makayla Jerin and Meadow Gambacurta loose on the outfield. Jerin fired off four doubles, five RBI, and two runs while going 4-for-4, while Gambacurta went 3-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Caroline Logsdon was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
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