Mitchell is 1-7 against West Washington since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mitchell Bluejackets will head out on the road to face off against the West Washington Senators at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Mitchell took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand South Central an 8-0 shutout.
Not much got past Karsyn Coleman, who gave up just one hit and racked up ten Ks to keep South Central off the board. Coleman has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Page Mullis was incredible, scoring a run while going 4-for-4. Davaney Roop was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a triple and a double.
Meanwhile, West Washington put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past New Albany 6-0. Considering West Washington has won nine games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The result came thanks to Elliot Nance's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Riley Hall, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Schmidt, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Mitchell's win bumped their record up to 7-10. As for West Washington, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mitchell has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Washington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mitchell might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from West Washington in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Mitchell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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