The Quick Story: Infielder Tiare Jennings collected three extra-base hits, including a two-run homer, to guide the Volts to a 9-2 victory against the Blaze to wrap up their two-game series on Thursday afternoon at Wilkins Stadium.
Key Moment: The Volts rallied for six runs in the first inning on four hits and added three insurance runs in the late innings on their way to the victory … Jennings started the scoring with an RBI double to score outfielder Amanda Lorenz before the Volts drew back-to-back bases loaded walks to take a 4-0 advantage … The Volts added two more runs before cruising to victory.
Start and Stop: The game originally started on Tuesday, June 17, but was suspended in the bottom of the first inning following a weather delay that lasted one hour, 18 minutes.
Blaze Notes
- The Blaze have now lost each of their last five contests … The squad’s lone win of the season came against the Volts on June 9, in Wichita, by a 3-1 count.
- The Blaze pitching staff surrendered five walks in the defeat … The staff has now walked 36 batters this season, which is the most in the league.
- The Blaze finished 7-for-18 in advancement opportunities with four of their seven hits coming with runners on base.
- Catcher Taylor Edwards accounted for the first run in the game for the Blaze after an RBI single in the second frame … It was her second RBI of the season
- Infielder Danielle Gibson Whorton extended her hitting streak to six games after an RBI single in the third inning.
- Infielder Baylee Klingler has registered a hit in all eight games to start the AUSL season.
- Six different players accounted for the Blaze’s seven hits in the loss … All seven of the team’s base hits were singles.
- This is the third time this season the Blaze have finished with at least seven hits … They own the league single-game high with 17 base knocks against the Talons on June 14 in Chattanooga.
- Infielder Aubrey Leach scored once to move her season total to six runs scored, which is third-most on the team.
- Utility player Kayla Kowalik saw her streak of six straight games reaching base come to an end.
- Pitcher Carley Hoover made her AUSL debut in a start … She was saddled with the loss after allowing six runs (five earned) on three hits with three walks in 0.2 innings.
- Pitcher Aleshia Ocasio did not factor into the decision, but tossed 5.1 innings of relief with four strikeouts.
Blaze’s Next Game: Friday, June 20 vs. Bandits (Wichita, Kan.) | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Volts Notes
- With the victory, the Volts take a 4-1 advantage in the season series with the Blaze … The two teams will meet again July 11-13 at Husky Softball Stadium in Seattle.
- The Volts improved to 2-0 as the designated home team after serving as the visitor in their first six games of the season.
- The Volts marked their first series sweep after completing the two-game set with the Blaze.
- The Volts finished 5-for-10 in advancement opportunities, including one hit in three tries with the bases loaded.
- The leadoff hitter reached base for the Volts in 4-of-6 opportunities.
- Infielder Tiare Jennings hit her team-leading third home run of the season, which is tied for the league lead, in the top of the sixth inning … She finished 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles, in addition to the homer, and drove in three runs.
- Jennings is now batting .461 against the Blaze this season and has reached base safely in seven consecutive contests.
- Infielder Jessi Warren posted her second multi-hit performance of the season with a 2-for-4 effort at the dish … The Florida State product drove in a pair of runs and scored one in the victory.
- Outfielder Amanda Lorenz fashioned her second mult-hit game of the year with a pair of singles … She has reached base safely in all eight games on the year.
- The Volts, who were outscored 7-1 in the first inning through their first seven games, plated six runs in the bottom of the first inning … It marks the most runs in a single inning by the team during the campaign.
- Outfielder Erika Piancastelli registered her first AUSL hit after making her league debut in Wednesday night’s matinee game of the doubleheader.
- Rookie pitcher Sam Landry earned her first professional victory after entering the game in the top of the second in relief … The former Oklahoma standout scattered five hits and allowed two runs (one earned) in 3.0 innings of work.
- Pitchers Payton Gottshall and Mariah Mazón combined for 3.0 innings of scoreless relief to close out the Blaze … The duo yielded two hits with a strikeout.
Volts’ Next Game: Friday, June 20 vs. Talons (Norman, Okla.) | 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT
