While Louisville put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Newbury Park. The Louisville Royals came out on top against the Newbury Park Panthers by a score of 3-0. For the Royals, this counts as revenge for the 5-0 victory the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2016.
Not much got past Kelsey Vitalis, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Newbury Park off the board. Vitalis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
Lily Rodriguez
| 03/18/25 vs Newbury Park | 3 |
| 03/01/25 vs Burroughs | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Taft | 2 |
| 02/25/25 @ El Camino Real | 1 |
| 02/22/25 vs Kennedy | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
On the hitting side, Lily Rodriguez was incredible, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-3. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024.
Louisville's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-5. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.67 hits in those games compared to only five in the others. As for Newbury Park, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.
Coming up, Louisville will head out on the road to square off against Calabasas at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Calabasas has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.5 runs per game on average), something Louisville will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Newbury Park, they will welcome Agoura at 3:30 p.m. on March 25th.
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