In what's become a running theme this season, Verbena gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Billingsley Bears a 13-0 shutout. 13 seems to be a good number for Verbena as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jaycee Quinn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Quinn has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Quinn was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Maya Schuffert was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Meagan Shiver was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
On Billingsley's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brylin Tomlin, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
The victory made it two in a row for Verbena and bumps their season record up to 16-8. As for Billingsley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-15.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Verbena will take on Isabella at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Verbena is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Billingsley, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Montevallo at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Montevallo's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in seven consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change.
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