When one thinks of hitting for the cycle, it’s often of a batter gaining confidence throughout the night and hitting a dramatic home run to end the game in the final at-bat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bellmont center fielder Isabelle Mickley had little use for dramatics Wednesday night. She tripled in the first and homered in the second to help the Braves jump out to a 6-0 early lead, getting the two hardest parts of the cycle out of the way early. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A single in the third put runners at the corners and her double in the fourth scored Oni Krueckeberg, giving the Braves a 9-1 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Braves then poured it on in the sixth inning, with DeKalb walking in a run rather than giving Mickley a ball she could hit. Taylor Sutter homered later in the inning to make it 16-1 and Kaylee Kolter had a pinch hit RBI single for the final tally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hit parade almost covered up a fine pitching performance by the Braves, who got five one-run innings from Adi Radecki. She struck out eight batters and was then relieved by Isabelle Buuck, who pitched a scoreless sixth to end the game early. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Isabelle’s sister, Carissa, also had a good night at the plate, driving in two runs with three hits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
First baseman Liz Bobay also had three hits in the win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Braves are back in action Monday at home against East Noble. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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