After only one run in their last contest, Lake Catholic made sure to put some runs up on the board against Erie on Saturday. The Cougars blew past the Royals 13-7.
Lizzie Bammerlin made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Bammerlin was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lake Catholic got a massive performance out of Ariana Coyne, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Raegan Kvoriak, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Lake Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .587. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Erie only posted an OBP of .429.
The win got Lake Catholic back to even at 1-1. As for Erie, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Royals beat Lake Catholic by a score of 16-6 later that day.
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