In what's become a running theme this season, Cumberland County gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Glasgow Scotties a 9-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Cumberland County who now have four in a row.
Abby Morgan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Morgan has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Morgan was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mollie Vincent, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Erica Branham was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Cumberland County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Glasgow, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Cumberland County will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Campbellsville at 5:00 p.m. Cumberland County's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Campbellsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Glasgow, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Edmonson County at 5:30 p.m. Edmonson County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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