Pride Sweeps Series at FIU

In the circle, Jolene Henderson (5-1) and Jordan Taylor (1-0, S 7) joined forces to clutch another win for the Pride. Henderson collected five strike outs and six hits for one run in 5.2 innings pitched, while Taylor recorded one strike out and allotted no hits in 1.1 innings pitched. With today’s appearance, Henderson increased her number of strike outs to 39 in 37.4 innings pitched. Taylor now counts 17 strike outs in 10.2 innings pitched and detains the largest number of saves within the Pride.

At the plate, Sierra Romero led the Red, White and Blue firepower, ending the game going 1-for-2 with two RBI. In the night, Romero batted in the tying run and the go-ahead run, locking in the win for the Pride. The Pride’s second baseman now has a total of 21 RBI, and takes the second spot in the 2017 NPF ranking for most runners batted in. Romero is also ranked fourth overall for slugging percentage (.643) and third for home runs (5).

With the win, the Pride enlarged its stretch atop the 2017 NPF standings, putting the second ranked Chicago Bandits at six games behind. The Pride currently holds a winning percentage of .864, with a batting percentage of .284 and slugging average of .470. Defensively, the Pride maintains a fielding percentage of .981 on more than 150 innings played, with only 12 errors and 471 putouts. In the NPF leaderboard, Goodacre (106) and Hallie Wilson (104) respectively cover the fourth and fifth spots in the ranking for putouts. In the box, Pride has collected 172 hits on 606 at bats, producing 108 RBI and 118 runs.

Aside from the overall rankings, the Pride roster also posts three on top of the player’s leaderboard, some of which hold the first place spot in more than one category. Kelly Kretschman takes the first spot on four of the ten categories for offensive stats, while Jordan Taylor and Keilani Ricketts sits on top of two pitching categories, ERA and strike percentage correspondingly.

After falling behind one run in the first inning, the Pride fired back in the third, as Romero drove in two runners to put the Pride ahead, 2-1.

For the remainder of the game the score remained unfazed, and in the seventh Taylor shut down the Charge lineup to fasten the 20th seasonal victory for USSSA Pride, 2-1.

The Pride will now fly to Kansas City to face the Texas Charge at the Community America Ballpark on July 10. Teams will line up at 8:05 EST.

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Attendance: 542

Duration: 1:58

Vaultz® Lock It Up!® Player of the Game: Sierra Romero

National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), an Official Development Partner of Major League Baseball since 2004, provides elite female athletes with an opportunity to pursue a professional career in fastpitch softball beyond their collegiate and amateur success.  The NPF affiliate teams consist of the Akron Racers, Beijing Shougang Eagles, Chicago Bandits, Scrap Yard Dawgs, Texas Charge and USSSA Florida Pride for the 2017 season. National Pro Fastpitch players hail from the United States, Australia, Canada and China among which are the most accomplished and talented athletes in the sport of women’s softball.

USSSA is headquartered in Osceola County, Florida. USSSA is the World’s Largest Multi-sport Athletic Organization. Founded in 1968, USSSA has grown to over 3.7 million participants, competing in 13 nationally sanctioned sports including Baseball, Fastpitch, Slow Pitch, Karate, Basketball, Soccer and more! For more information on USSSA and to register your team visit USSSA.com. Also be sure to visit USSSAToday.com for the latest USSSA

The USSSA Florida Pride is a professional franchise in the National Pro Fastpitch League that is owned and operated by USSSA. The amateur organization of USSSA has multi-sport coverage and encompasses teams and players from the United States and abroad. About National Pro Fastpitch (NPF): National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), an Official Development Partner of Major League Baseball since 2004, provides elite female athletes with an opportunity to pursue a professional career in fastpitch softball beyond their collegiate and amateur success.  The NPF affiliate teams consist of the Akron Racers, Beijing Shougang Eagles, Chicago Bandits, Scrap Yard Dawgs, Texas Charge and USSSA Florida Pride for the 2017 season. National Pro Fastpitch players hail from the United States, Australia, Canada and China among which are the most accomplished and talented athletes in the sport of women’s softball. About USSSA: USSSA is headquartered in Osceola County, Florida. USSSA is the World’s Largest Multi-sport Athletic Organization. Founded in 1968, USSSA has grown to over 3.7 million participants, competing in 13 nationally sanctioned sports including Baseball, Fastpitch, Slow Pitch, Karate, Basketball, Soccer and more! For more information on USSSA and to register your team visit USSSA.com. Also be sure to visit USSSAToday.com for the latest USSSA