West Canada Valley put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hamilton Emerald Knights a 7-0 shutout. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs West Canada Valley has scored all year.
For Hamilton's part, Ellie Freeth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and five unearned) runs on four hits and racked up nine Ks. Freeth has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Hamilton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Polly Hansen-Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
West Canada Valley's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Hamilton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
West Canada Valley will be playing at home against Cooperstown at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Canada Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Cooperstown's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Hamilton, they will head out on the road to square off against Copenhagen at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hamilton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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