RV Taylor Records Dominant Doubleheader Sweep of Grace to Complete Season Series
WINONA LAKE, Ind. – RV Taylor (34-16, 20-12 CL) ended its four-game losing streak in resounding fashion, dominating Grace (5-39, 4-22 CL) in a pair of road victories. The Trojans shut out the Lancers in game one, 7-0, before using a 14-run fourth inning in game two to come away with a 17-1, run-rule triumph.
With the two victories, Taylor increased its winning streak over Grace to 16 games, its second-longest win streak over any Crossroads League opponent.
The Trojans were lethal at the plate, combining for 33 hits, four doubles, three triples, two home runs, and 24 runs batted in in 66 total at-bats. Aleyah Rastetter, Taylor Wilson, and Emma West each finished 5-for-7 with three runs scored in the doubleheader sweep, with Rastetter recording two of the Trojan’ three triples and leading the team with four RBI.
Lauren Kanai and Ashton Whitman combined for five hits and six RBI in the two contests, while Maddi Evans, Kristin Mihalic, Kara Tucker, Caitlyn Grim, and Alexi Clay each collected two knocks apiece.
West starting the scoring in game one, plating Clay in the second inning with an RBI single, before Mihalic hit her team-leading eighth home run of the season to give the Trojans a 2-0 advantage.
Rastetter blew the contest open in the fifth frame with a three-run triple, and Wilson followed with a two-run double to put the Trojans firmly in control.
Evans (16-4) recorded her 11th complete game performance and her fourth complete game victory of 2021, allowing just four hits and two walks while striking out 11. The Fairmount, Indiana native recorded double-digit strikeouts for the ninth time in her junior campaign, and her 16 victories are the second-most for a Trojan pitcher in a single season.
With her win against the Lancers, Evans needs just two more to tie Hannah Robbins, who recorded 18 victories in both 2014 and 2017.
With game two tied at 1-1, the Trojans’ offense exploded in the fourth inning, collecting 14 runs before a single out was recorded on 13 hits. The Trojans sent 19 batters to the dish in the frame, with the first 18 reaching base safely.
Whitman added two more runs in the top of the fifth on her fourth-home run of the season, putting the finishing touches on what was an offensive clinic for the Trojans.
Kanai (14-7) was solid over four innings of work, allowing only five hits while striking out three in her 14th win.
Taylor will conclude its eight-game road trip on Friday, wrapping up its season series with Bethel (15-36, 8-24 CL). First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 pm.
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