The Seymour Wildcats will be playing at home against the Woodland Regional Hawks at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Seymour: 2, Woodland Regional: 0.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Seymour took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They came out on top against Holy Cross by a score of 4-1.
Skylar Barton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mia Cunningham, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Julianna Raucci, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Woodland Regional's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Monday. They never let Torrington onto the board and left with a 25-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Woodland Regional, who have now won five matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Seymour's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Woodland Regional, their victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Seymour came up short against Woodland Regional when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 3-0. Thankfully for Seymour, Samatha Sosnovich (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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