La Porte has gone a perfect 10-0 against Merrillville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Slicers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pirates at 4:30 p.m. La Porte will be strutting in after a win while Merrillville will be coming in after a loss.
La Porte's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Michigan City with a sharp 10-0 victory. Considering the Slicers have won seven contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kieanna Simpson
| 05/06/25 @ Michigan City | 6 |
| 05/03/25 vs Lowell | 1 |
| 04/30/25 vs Chesterton | 1 |
| 04/19/25 vs New Prairie | 1 |
| 04/15/25 vs Michigan City | 10 |
Kieanna Simpson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted over her last five matchups. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, La Porte let Madi Squire and Evie Travis run wild. Squire went 2-for-4 with one home run and three runs, while Travis went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most RBI Travis has posted since back in April. Shayla Sorg was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Merrillville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 10-0 to Valparaiso. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Pirates' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Merrillville's loss dropped their record down to 1-18. As for La Porte, their win bumped their record up to 9-10.
Everything went La Porte's way against Merrillville in their previous matchup back in April, as La Porte made off with a 13-0 victory. Will the Slicers repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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