For the second straight game, Basha will face off against Hamilton. The Bears will venture away from home to challenge the Huskies at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Basha's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Hamilton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Basha is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Hamilton, who was ranked eighth at the time (Basha was ranked second). The Bears sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Huskies on Wednesday. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Huskies recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Josie Karpenski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits.
On the hitting side, Basha's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Makaila Quinney, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Basha's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Hamilton, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7-1.
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