With a playoff game on the line, Tooele rose to the challenge on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Park City Miners a 10-0 shutout. Considering Tooele has won ten matchups by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Aubrie Hansen made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Hansen has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hansen was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Rose Kimball was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Olivia Nelson, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Tooele has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Park City, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-13 record this season.
Tooele will square off against Bear River at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bear River is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. Park City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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