Prospectors
| 04/11/25 @ Irrigon | 21 |
| 03/28/25 @ Vernonia | 17 |
| 03/28/25 @ Vernonia | 17 |
| 03/28/25 @ Clatskanie | 16 |
| 03/29/25 @ Willamina | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grant Union). They were the clear victors by a 21-1 margin over the Irrigon Knights on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Prospectors in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won seven in a row.
Lilly Rockhill made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Rockhill was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Savannah Watterson, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Fallan Giffin was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.
Grant Union was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .559. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Grant Union's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Irrigon, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Grant Union will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Knights: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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