Port Angeles’ Hope O’Connor has been a big part of the Roughriders’ 13-game winning streak, doing damage at the plate and on the mound.
As a hitter, O’Connor went 12 for 18 (.667 batting average) over an eight-day stretch from April 20-28, including 5 for 7 (with two walks thrown in) during a doubleheader sweep of Anacortes and Lynden this weekend.
More importantly, she has won three games as a pitcher, including the Lynden game Saturday that was tied when she came in to relieve.
O’Connor also came in the third inning against second-place Olympic on April 20 and blanked the Trojans over five innings, giving up just four hits while striking out seven.
O’Connor also went 3 for 5 against Olympic with three RBIs. Against Sequim on April 25, she was 4 for 4 with a double and pitched three innings, giving up just one hit and one run. O’Connor also picked up a victory in relief against Sequim earlier this season.
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