Cardinals
| 05/06/25 vs Unity Reed | 21 |
| 03/28/25 @ Osbourn | 16 |
| 04/01/25 vs Freedom | 14 |
| 04/29/25 vs Osbourn | 13 |
| 03/17/25 vs Hylton | 13 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gainesville). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Unity Reed Lions a 21-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Ava Geist made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Mia Farhat (UMW) and Cameryn Denhup did most of the damage at the plate: Farhat (UMW) got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and three RBI, while Denhup went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave Farhat (UMW) a new career-high. Sa'Niyah Fugitt was another key player, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with three RBI and two runs.
Gainesville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .853. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Gainesville pushed their record up to 5-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Unity Reed, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
Coincidentally, Gainesville and Unity Reed will both be playing Patriot the next time they take the field. The Lions will head out to face the Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, while the Cardinals will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on the 15th.
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