Roosevelt waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Pine Plains Bombers out 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Roosevelt, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kayla Baez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cali DeLawder, who went 2-for-2 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlotte Herriman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Roosevelt has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Pine Plains, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Roosevelt will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Saugerties at 12:00 p.m. Roosevelt is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Pine Plains, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ellenville at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Pine Plains will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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