The Tate Aggies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pace Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Tate: 3.8, Pace: 0.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tate is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering West Florida just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 2-1. Tate has not had much luck with West Florida recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Not much got past Kate Balagbagan, who gave up just five hits to keep West Florida off the board. Balagbagan has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tate saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kara Wine, who went 1-for-4 with a double.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Pace gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Milton with a sharp 10-1 victory. The win was nothing new for Pace as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Mallory Baker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, Shelby McKenzie was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelby Crooks, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Tate's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Pace, their victory was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-1.
Tate suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Pace in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pace's Jayden Heavener, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that Tate knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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