Whitney Young put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hancock Eagles an 11-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Whitney Young sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Nyah Allen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Allen has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Allen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kate Coonan, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Natalie Nieves, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Hancock's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Scuito, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Whitney Young is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for Hancock, they dropped their record down to 6-9 with that loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Whitney Young will face off against Elmwood Park at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Whitney Young's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games. As for Hancock, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lindblom at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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