The Tulare Union The Tribe will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Hanford Bullpups at 4:30 p.m. Tulare Union is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Thursday, Tulare Union had just enough and edged Lemoore out 5-4.
Mason Hatton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. Hatton has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Hatton was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Hatton wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was KaiLee Gilbert, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Desteny Velasco, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Hanford lost 18-1 to Dinuba on Thursday.
Tulare Union is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4-2 record this season. As for Hanford, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.
Everything went Tulare Union's way against Hanford in their previous matchup on April 11th as Tulare Union made off with a 9-3 win. Will Tulare Union repeat their success, or does Hanford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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