Hawks
| 04/15/25 @ Royal | 7 |
| 04/15/25 @ Royal | 6 |
| 03/29/25 @ Cashmere | 26 |
| 03/29/25 @ Cashmere | 16 |
| 03/25/25 vs Connell | 11 |
| + 5 more games |
The College Place Hawks are taking a road trip to take on the Zillah Leopards at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. College Place is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 17 runs per game this season.
College Place will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Royal, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Hawks walked away with a 7-3 win over the Knights on Tuesday. The game was the first time the Hawks have beaten the Knights on their field since May 6, 2022.
Anna Ortega made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Ortega was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Adrienne Berube was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Charley Amick was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
College Place kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Zillah). They put the hurt on Wahluke with a sharp 19-5 victory on Saturday. Considering the Leopards have won four games by more than 13 runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
The win made it two in a row for Zillah and bumps their season record up to 4-6. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for College Place, their record is now 9-1.
College Place took their win against Zillah when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 22-14 score. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Leopards have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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