The Quick Story: Outfielders Maya Brady and Jadelyn Allchin combined for four hits and three runs batted in to lead the Talons (18-5) to a 6-4 victory over the Volts (7-16) in the opener of their two-game Athletes Unlimited Softball League series at Rhoads Stadium on Tuesday evening
Key Moment: With the score tied at 3-all in the fourth inning, the Talons scored three times over the next two innings to take a 6-3 lead they did not relinquish. Allchin gave the Talons a 4-3 lead with an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth inning before Brady followed in the fifth inning with a two-run single up the middle.
Volts Notes
- The Volts have lost six of their last seven games after Tuesday’s loss against the Talons.
- The Volts matched a season high by clubbing three home runs against the Talons on Tuesday night … They also had three home runs against the Bandits in their series opener last Thursday in Round Rock.
- The Volts have hit nine home runs in their last five games after hitting just two home runs in their previous five outings.
- Infielder Sierra Romero recorded her second three-hit game of the season after going 3-for-4 with a run scored and a run batted in … She also belted her first home run of the season with a solo shot to lead off the sixth inning.
- Infielder Jessi Warren fashioned her fifth multi-hit game after going 2-for-4 with two runs scored … She also hit her third home run of the season with a solo shot to left field in the fourth inning.
- All three of Warren’s home runs have come in the last five games, including a homer in each of the last two contests.
- Catcher Dejah Mulipola has a hit in five of her last six games after she doubled to right center field in the fourth inning.
- Outfielder Erika Piancastelli belted her first home run of the season in the top of the second inning to trim the Volts’ deficit to 3-2, giving her a hit in three of the last four games.
- Pitcher Payton Gottshall took the loss after allowing the go-ahead run in the bottom of the fourth inning … She threw 3.0 innings and allowed three hits while dropping to 2-3 on the season.
Talons Notes
- The Talons now own a 7-0 advantage in the season series against the Volts … They have outscored the Volts by a 35-15 margin and scored six or more runs in three of the last five meetings.
- The Talons are now 14-2 when scoring first this season after a three-run first inning … They also plated a run in the first inning for the 11th time this season and stand 8-3 in those situations.
- The Talons now own a perfect 10-0 record when scoring six or more runs.
- The Talons recorded 10 or more hits for the sixth time this season, including the first occurrence since June 21 against the Volts.
- Eight of the Talons’ nine starters recorded at least one hit in the win on Tuesday night.
- Utility player Maya Brady ran her hitting streak to five games with an infield single in the bottom of the first inning … She also added a single in the fifth inning to collect her fourth multi-hit outing during the streak.
- Outfielder Jadelyn Allchin has registered a hit in six of her last nine games after her 2-for-4 effort on Tuesday night.
- Infielder Sydney Romero has reached base safely in 10 consecutive games after drawing a walk in the bottom of the first inning … She has also registered a hit in seven of those 10 outings after sending a single into left field in the bottom of the third inning.
- Outfielder Caroline Jacobsen recorded her first hit since July 16 with a single in the third inning.
- Catcher Sharlize Palacios has a hit in three consecutive games after a double to right center field in the fourth inning.
- Pitcher Montana Fouts earned the win in the circle on Tuesday night after allowing three runs on four hits and a season-high six strikeouts over 4.0 innings … Fouts, a five-year letter winner at the University of Alabama, made her first pitching appearance at Rhoads Stadium since May 28, 2023, when she helped the Crimson Tide defeat Northwestern, 3-2, in the NCAA Super Regionals and
- advance to the Women’s College World Series.
- Pitcher Georgina Corrick threw the final 3.0 innings in the victory to record her league-leading fourth save of the season … She allowed one run on three hits with two strikeouts.
Next Game: Wednesday, July 23 | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Probable Starting Pitchers: Rachel Garcia (4-3, 3.72) vs. Raelin Chaffin (6-1, 3.03)
