On Saturday, University faced Greenbrier East in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The University Hawks came out on top against the Greenbrier East Spartans by a score of 10-7. University's victory was all the more impressive since Greenbrier East was averaging only 3.5 runs allowed on the season.
Olivia Masoner was excellent, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Ashlyn Weaver was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Greenbrier East's side, Kayla Bartley was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Bartley has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Bartley was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Bartley wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Boswell, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
University has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Greenbrier East, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7.
University will head out on the road to square off against Buckhannon-Upshur at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Greenbrier East, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 5-4 loss vs. Morgantown on the 20th.
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