Tigers
| 05/06/25 @ Fayetteville | 20 |
| 04/21/25 @ Greenwood | 19 |
| 04/22/25 vs Southside | 18 |
| 05/16/25 vs Fayetteville | 15 |
| 03/04/25 @ Springdale | 15 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Bentonville walked away with it. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fayetteville Bulldogs a 15-0 shutout on Friday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 21 games by six runs or more this season.
Darby Burnett looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 15 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Bentonville got a massive performance out of Anniston Reith, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. Kierra Burkhart was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Bentonville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .741. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win (which was Bentonville's fourth in a row) raised their record to 26-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Fayetteville, their loss dropped their record down to 18-13-2.
Bentonville has already played their next match, a 2-1 win against Rogers on the 17th. Fayetteville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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