With a playoff game on the line, DeSales rose to the challenge on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 12-10 victory over the Colton Wildcats. 12 seems to be a good number for DeSales as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kate Dunham was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up eight earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Dunham has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Dunham was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Teresa Holtzinger was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. She hasn't dropped below three hits for three straight games. Linley Donnelly was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
DeSales is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Colton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6.
DeSales is on the road again on Sunday to play Republic at 8:58 a.m. DeSales is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season. Colton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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