Castle stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They never let the Jasper Wildcats onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Castle sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The result came thanks to Giovanna (Gigi) Lynch's shutout, as she gave up just six hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Castle let Aubrey Baker and Kaelyn Watson loose on the outfield. Baker went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Watson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emma Bruggenschmidt, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI.
Castle pushed their record up to 16-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Jasper, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Castle didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 6-0 defeat vs. Henderson County on the 27th. As for Jasper, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Evansville Harrison at 6:00 p.m. Evansville Harrison is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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