Trinity fell victim to Lutheran West and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 19-0 to the Lutheran West Longhorns. Trinity has not had much luck with Lutheran West recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
For Lutheran West's part, Leslie Sullivan made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Sullivan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Sullivan was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lutheran West let Larissa Sulllivan and Peyton Steinbrenner loose on the outfield. Sulllivan got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Steinbrenner went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Hughes, who went 2-for-2 with a triple.
Trinity's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Lutheran West, they pushed their record up to 8-9 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Trinity does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lutheran West, they will head out on the road to challenge Cloverleaf at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cloverleaf is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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