Hico had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 14-13 W against the Italy Gladiators. This was a revenge game for the Tigers: when they faced off against the Gladiators back in March, they had to take a 24-8 defeat.
Mikaelynn Miles made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and ten unearned) runs off 12 hits. Miles was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Hayde Silva
| 04/01/25 @ Italy | 5 |
| 03/25/25 @ Meridian | 4 |
| 03/28/25 @ Itasca | 1 |
| 03/19/25 vs Rio Vista | 1 |
| 03/18/25 vs Frost | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hayde Silva, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and one double. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Addyson Swank also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Hico always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Hico's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-7. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Italy, they moved to 11-5 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.
Hico has already played their next contest, a 15-3 win against Frost on the 4th. As for Italy, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 27-2 victory against Meridian on the 4th.
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