The Quick Story: Pitchers Raelin Chaffin and Megan Faraimo combined to scatter four hits with four strikeouts as the Talons (12-3) upped their winning streak to seven games with a 2-0 shutout victory over the Volts (5-10) to close Wednesday’s Athletes Unlimited Softball League doubleheader at a sold-out Parkway Bank Sports Complex.
Key Moment: The Talons took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a single by infielder Tori Vidales before they extended the advantage to 2-0 with another Vidales RBI single.
Volts Notes
- Outfielder Amanda Lorenz finished 1-for-2 at the plate with a double to move her hitting streak to five games … She also remains the only player to reach base safely in all 15 games this season.
- The Volts’ pitching staff issued at least five walks for the second time this season … The squad allowed eight free passes against the Talons on June 20.
- The Volts have now been shut out four times this season, including three times by the Talons … They also dropped a 6-0 decision against the Bandits on June 14 in Sulphur, Louisiana.
- The Volts finished just 1-for-9 with runners on base, including an 0-for-5 clip with runners in scoring position.
- Pitchers Samantha Show and Sam Landry limited the Talons to just one hit in 3.2 innings of scoreless relief.
Volts’ Next Game: Friday, July 11 vs. Blaze (Seattle, Wash.) | 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
Talons Notes
- The Talons requested a coach’s challenge in the bottom of the third inning when outfielder Jadelyn Allchin was caught stealing … The challenge was successful after the call was changed to a stolen base.
- The Talons have now won 11 of their last 12 games after losing 2-of-3 games against the Bandits to begin the season.
- The Talons are a perfect 6-0 against the Volts in the season series … They have also held the Volts scoreless in 17 of the last 18 innings dating back to the fourth inning of their June 23 meeting in Norman, Oklahoma.
- The Talons’ two runs are the fewest scored by a winning team this season.
- All four of the Talons’ hits were singles, marking the second time this year they have failed to collect an extra-base hit … They were limited to three singles against the Bandits on June 10.
- Infielder Tori Vidales notched her third multi-hit game of the season after going 2-for-3 against the Volts … She also drove in multiple runs for the first time this season after bringing in both of the Talons’ runs.
- Outfielder Caroline Jacobsen has now hit safely in 10 of her last 11 games after posting a single to left field in the third inning.
- Outfielder Jadelyn Allchin has reached base safely in 11 straight contests after reaching base twice in Wednesday’s victory … She drew a walk in the first inning before being hit by a pitch in the third inning.
- Allchin has also scored six runs over the last four games, including a two-run effort against the Blaze earlier this week.
- Catcher Sharlize Palacios saw her streak of 10 straight games reaching base safely come to an end after going 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Pitcher Megan Faraimo, who upped her record to 3-0, has allowed just four runs in her last four appearances with 19 strikeouts over 18.1 innings.
- Pitcher Raelin Chaffin earned a no-decision after allowing just one hit in the first 3.0 innings.
Talons’ Next Game: Friday, July 11 vs. Bandits (Omaha, Neb.) | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
