South Bend St. Joseph fell victim to Elkhart and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Elkhart Lions by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, South Bend St. Joseph's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Elkhart's batters probably weren't too happy with Berkley Zache, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 12 Ks (she gave up a single walk). Zache has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, South Bend St. Joseph didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elkhart only tossed four.
On Elkhart's side, not much got past Laci Stimac, who gave up just four hits to keep South Bend St. Joseph off the board.
South Bend St. Joseph's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5. As for Elkhart, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-8.
South Bend St. Joseph will face off against Plymouth at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Elkhart, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Concord at 5:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Elkhart's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Concord has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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