Overton gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They put the hurt on the Elysian Fields Yellowjackets with a sharp 13-7 win. The Mustangs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Yellowjackets, too.
Kelsey Vaught
| 03/04/25 @ Elysian Fields | 8 |
| 03/01/25 vs Linden-Kildare | 5 |
| 03/01/25 vs New Boston | 6 |
| 02/28/25 @ Chapel Hill | 7 |
| 02/27/25 vs Atlanta | 6 |
| + 2 more games |
Kelsey Vaught made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off seven hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted over her last eight contests. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Overton got a massive performance out of Bryleigh Nelson, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave Nelson a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Kasha Williams, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Overton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Overton and bumps their season record up to 5-8-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 6.5 runs. As for Elysian Fields, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
Overton will have a chance to go back-to-back against Elysian Fields: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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