Evansville Mater Dei had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Evansville Central Bears as they made off with a 14-3 victory. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for Evansville Mater Dei this season.
Alessia Baumann made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Baumann was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Chelsea Merkley was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mary Beth Sullivan, who scored three runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
On Evansville Central's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maekyn Grigsby, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Evansville Mater Dei pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Evansville Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Evansville Mater Dei will head out on the road to square off against Apollo at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Evansville Mater Dei is facing Apollo at the right time seeing as Apollo is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Evansville Central, they will head out on the road to face off against Mt. Vernon at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Evansville Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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