Team Palacios, Lorenz wins keep pace atop leaderboard
Recaps via Eric Rhew of Athletes Unlimited
Team Palacios 8, Team Kilfoyl 5
Corner infielder Sam Fischer recorded two hits and drove in four runs as Team Palacios opened Week Four of the 2024 Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball Championship Season with an 8-5 victory over Team Kilfoyl at Parkway Bank Sports Complex on Friday evening.
Fischer, who tallied 200 or more leaderboard points for the fifth time in her Championship Season career, garnered MVP 1 laurels and a season-high 220 leaderboard points after belting a three-run home run in addition to a RBI single in the fifth inning.
Outfielder Megan Wiggins followed with MVP 2 accolades, earning 160 leaderboard points after driving in the eventual game-winning run in the fifth inning with a single to center field.
Outfielder Aliyah Andrews, who was named as the game’s Defensive MVP, contributed two hits for Team Palacios with a run scored.
Pitcher Taylor McQuillin moved her record to 4-3 after giving up three runs on eight hits over 3.0 innings in relief. Rookie Valerie Cagle secured her second save of the campaign after closing out the game with a scoreless seventh inning.
Middle infielder Skylar Wallace, the game’s MVP 3 honoree, paced Team Kilfoyl in the loss by going 3-for-4 with a home run in addition to two runs scored and two runs batted in.
Hope Trautwein (0-1) suffered the loss after allowing five unearned runs on five hits over 3.1 innings.
Team Lorenz 4, Team Faraimo 0
Pitchers Georgina Corrick and Kathryn Sandercock combined to allow just five hits as Team Lorenz blanked Team Faraimo by a 4-0 margin to close Friday night’s Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball Championship Season doubleheader at Parkway Bank Sports Complex.
Corrick, who earned MVP 1 honors and 240 leaderboard points, scattered two hits over 5.0 innings with four strikeouts to improve to 3-0 on the season. Sandercock completed the shutout win by allowing three hits in the final 2.0 innings with a pair of strikeouts.
Corner infielder Delanie Wisz claimed MVP 2 accolades and 200 leaderboard points after belting her first home run of the season over the left field fence to give Team Lorenz a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
Middle infielder Hannah Flippen added a 2-for-4 effort in the victory to complete the MVP sweep with an MVP 3 selection, giving her 170 leaderboard points.
Five different players recorded a hit in the loss for Team Faraimo. Payton Gottshall suffered the loss in the circle after giving up three runs on six hits in 3.0 innings with two strikeouts.
AU Softball Leaderboard
1. Amanda Lorenz – 1210 points
2. Sashel Palacios – 1174 pts
3. Lexi Kilfoyl – 1068 pts
4. Georgina Corrick – 1054 pts
5. Skylar Wallace – 1050 pts
Saturday Schedule
Team Faraimo vs. Team Palacios | 3 p.m. ET | Bally Sports
Team Kilfoyl vs. Team Lorenz | 5:30 p.m. ET | Bally Sports
