Shorewood kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They lost 15-0 to the South Milwaukee Rockets. Shorewood has struggled against South Milwaukee recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
For South Milwaukee's part, Ellie Brzek made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Brzek was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Molly Reinhold was a standout: she got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Sophie Lessard, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs and a triple.
South Milwaukee now has a winning record of 5-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Shorewood will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on South Milwaukee at 4:30 p.m. on May 13th. As for South Milwaukee, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against New Berlin West at 4:30 p.m. South Milwaukee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.7 runs per game this season.
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