Lutheran West put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They never let the Trinity Trojans onto the board and left with a 19-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Lutheran West considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Leslie Sullivan was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Sullivan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Sullivan was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Larissa Sulllivan and Peyton Steinbrenner did most of the damage at the plate: Sulllivan got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Steinbrenner went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Kennedy Hughes was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a triple.
Lutheran West pushed their record up to 8-9 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Trinity, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-11.
Lutheran West will head out on the road to face off against Cloverleaf at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cloverleaf is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. Trinity does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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