04/05/25 - Home | 14-4 W |
03/27/18 - Neutral | 10-0 W |
03/27/17 - Home | 8-4 W |
03/21/16 - Neutral | 12-1 W |
Newport won the last time they faced Pleasant Hill and things went their way on Saturday too. The Cubs were the clear victors by a 14-4 margin over the Billies. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cubs.
Olivia Greenawald made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Those hits were her first of the season. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ashtyn Black, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. She also hit two doubles, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ivy Ruddiman, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Newport was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Newport's win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Coming up, Newport will take on Valley Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Pleasant Hill, they will square off against Dayton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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