It's playoff time, and Richmond-Burton had no trouble coming through when it counted. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes an 8-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Rockets, who have now won 11 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Hailey Holtz
| 05/22/25 vs Marian Central Catholic | 17 |
| 05/14/25 vs Harvard | 19 |
| 05/13/25 @ Plano | 10 |
| 05/12/25 vs Marengo | 6 |
| 05/08/25 @ Woodstock North | 9 |
| + 18 more games |
Hailey Holtz made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 23 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Lilly Kwapniewski was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Emerson Herrick, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Richmond-Burton is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 20 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-9-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Marian Central Catholic, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 13-10 record.
As of now, neither Richmond-Burton nor the Hurricanes have any future games scheduled.
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