The Quick Story: Pitchers Sarah Willis and Taylor McQuillin combined to spin a four-hit shutout as the Bandits completed a three-game sweep over the Volts with a 6-0 blanking in the series finale at McMurry Park on Saturday evening.
Key Moment: The Bandits sprinted to a 4-0 lead in the opening frame before adding two more runs in the bottom of the second inning for a six-run cushion. Willis and McQuillin, meanwhile, excelled in the circle by limiting the Volts to four singles in addition to retiring the side four times.
Volts Notes
- The Volts have lost four games in a row after opening the season with back-to-back victories.
- Outfielder Tiare Jennings ran her hitting streak to five consecutive games after posting a single in the top of the first inning.
- Infielder Sierra Romero authored her second multi-hit game of the season with a single in the second inning and another single in the fourth inning … She also had three hits against the Blaze on June 8.
- Pitcher Rachel Garcia registered her second hit as a batter with a single through the left side in the second inning … It was her first base hit since June 8 against the Blaze.
- Garcia dropped to 1-2 on the season in the circle after allowing four runs on five hits without retiring a batter in the first inning.
- Pitcher Payton Gottshall threw a season-high 6.0 innings in relief, conceding two runs on five hits.
Next Game: Tuesday, June 17 vs. Blaze (Wichita, Kan.) | 9:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. CT
Bandits Notes
- The Bandits have won their last four games in a row … After closing the series against the Talons on Tuesday, the squad fashioned the first three-game sweep in Athletes Unlimited Softball League history.
- The Bandits posted their second shutout of the season, including their first seven-inning clean sheet … They blanked the Talons by an 8-0 count in a five-inning contest to end the season-opening series on June 10.
- The Bandits have scored in the first inning in 5-of-6 games this season after plating a run in the opening frame on Saturday night.
- The Bandits have now outscored their opponents by a 19-2 margin in the first two innings this season, including an 11-0 cushion in the second inning.
- The Bandits surpassed the 10-hit mark for the third consecutive game … They opened the series with back-to-back 11-hit performances before adding 10 hits in Saturday’s series finale.
- Pitcher Sarah Willis enjoyed an impressive season debut by allowing just four hits over 4.0 innings with one strikeout.
- Outfielder Morgan Zerkle has hit safely in four of her six games this season after opening the first inning with an infield single … She also added a solo home run in the second inning to mark her first multi-hit performance of the season.
- The Bandits have now hit a home run in five straight games following the Zerkle solo shot.
- Infielder Skylar Wallace extended her hitting streak to five games with an infield single in the first inning… She has also reached base safely in all six games this season.
- Infielder Erin Coffel has reached safely in all six games after driving in a run with a single in the first inning … She has also registered at least one hit in 5-of-6 contests, including the last three in a row.
- Infielder Sydney McKinney upped her hitting streak to four games with a single up the middle in the sixth inning … The former Wichita State All-America performer has hit safely in 5-of-6 games this season.
- Outfielder Bubba Nickles-Camarena has a hit in four of her last five games following a run-scoring single in the first inning.
- Pitcher Devyn Netz has a hit in four of the last five games after driving in a run with a single to left center field in the opening frame.
- Netz has three multi-hit games in her last four outings after adding a single through the left side in the fifth inning.
Next Game: Tuesday, June 17 vs. Talons (Wichita, Kan.) | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
