The Shippensburg Greyhounds will head out on the road to square off against the Big Spring Bulldogs at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Shippensburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, everything went Shippensburg's way against West Perry as Shippensburg made off with an 8-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Shippensburg.
Riley Mullen made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Mullen has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mullen was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tressa Triplett, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and three RBI. Shelby Heberlig was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three runs.
Meanwhile, Big Spring had to hit the road for their first game and sadly it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell just short of Shippensburg by a score of 6-4 on April 6th.
Shippensburg is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Big Spring, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-1.
Shippensburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Big Spring in their previous meeting on April 6th, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shippensburg since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
