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Evanston Taft

Wildkits

Eagles

The Taft (Chicago, IL) varsity softball team won Wednesday's home non-conference game against Evanston (IL) by a score of 10-0.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Evanston	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	2	1
Taft	0	5	0	3	2	-	-	10	11	1

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Taft (25-26)

Evanston

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	H
	Team Totals	.125	17	16	2
3	J. Frolichstein (Sr)	.000	2	2	0
4	Evelyn Kaiser (So)	1.000	1	1	1
5	S. Herman-Lopez (So)	.500	2	2	1
6	Siena Bowen (Sr)	.000	2	2	0
7	Samantha Blix (Sr)	.000	1	1	0
8	Emma Reese (Jr)	.000	2	2	0
10	June Randhava (So)	.000	1	1	0
11	Madeline Berry (So)	.000	2	1	0
12	K. Lindsay-Ryan (Jr)	.000	2	2	0
13	Madelyn Golem (Jr)	.000	1	1	0
20	Esha Ghose (So)	.000	1	1	0

Taft

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR
	Team Totals	.400	30	25	10	10	10	2	1	2
2	Victoria Perez (Jr)	.500	4	2	1	1	1	1	0	0
3	Dylan Martinez (Fr)	.250	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
5	Michaela Power (Sr)	.500	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
7	J. Landeen (Fr)	.333	3	3	0	1	1	0	1	0
8	Jaida Matos (Jr)	.333	3	3	1	1	2	0	0	1
15	Giulia Gentile (So)		1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
17	Avelese Cruz (So)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	C. Villaraza (Jr)	.500	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
23	B. Fernandez (Fr)	.500	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
33	Haley Eccarius (Jr)	.667	3	3	1	2	4	1	0	1
99	G. Gonzalez (Sr)	1.000	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0

Evanston

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	7	2	.176	.125	.301
3	J. Frolichstein (Sr)	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
4	Evelyn Kaiser (So)	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
5	S. Herman-Lopez (So)	0	1	0	.500	.500	1.000
6	Siena Bowen (Sr)	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
7	Samantha Blix (Sr)	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
8	Emma Reese (Jr)	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000
10	June Randhava (So)	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
11	Madeline Berry (So)	1	0	0	.500	.000	.500
12	K. Lindsay-Ryan (Jr)	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000
13	Madelyn Golem (Jr)	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
20	Esha Ghose (So)	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000

Taft

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	5	3	2	1	6	.500	.800	1.300
2	Victoria Perez (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	.750	1.000	1.750
3	Dylan Martinez (Fr)	0	1	0	0	1	.250	.250	.500
5	Michaela Power (Sr)	0	0	1	0	2	.500	.500	1.000
7	J. Landeen (Fr)	0	0	0	0	4	.333	1.000	1.333
8	Jaida Matos (Jr)	0	1	0	0	1	.333	1.333	1.666
15	Giulia Gentile (So)	1	0	0	0	0	1.000		1.000
17	Avelese Cruz (So)	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000
20	C. Villaraza (Jr)	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
23	B. Fernandez (Fr)	0	0	0	1	1	.500	.500	1.000
33	Haley Eccarius (Jr)	0	0	1	0	1	.667	2.000	2.667
99	G. Gonzalez (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000

Baserunning

Evanston has not entered any baserunning stats.

Taft

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	2
15	Giulia Gentile (So)	1
99	G. Gonzalez (Sr)	1

Evanston

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.947	19	13	5	1
4	Evelyn Kaiser (So)	1.000	4	4	0	0
5	S. Herman-Lopez (So)	.000	1	0	0	1
6	Siena Bowen (Sr)	1.000	2	0	2	0
9	S. Berger-White (Sr)	1.000	2	1	1	0
10	June Randhava (So)	1.000	2	1	1	0
11	Madeline Berry (So)	1.000	4	4	0	0
12	K. Lindsay-Ryan (Jr)	1.000	3	3	0	0
20	Esha Ghose (So)	1.000	1	0	1	0

Taft

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A
	Team Totals	1.000	17	15	2
2	Victoria Perez (Jr)	1.000	8	8	0
3	Dylan Martinez (Fr)	1.000	1	0	1
7	J. Landeen (Fr)	1.000	1	1	0
17	Avelese Cruz (So)	1.000	1	1	0
20	C. Villaraza (Jr)	1.000	3	2	1
33	Haley Eccarius (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0
99	G. Gonzalez (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0

Evanston

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	L	W%	APP
	Team Totals	16.15	1	.000	1
13	Madelyn Golem (Jr)	26.25	1	.000	1
20	Esha Ghose (So)	11.67	0		1

Taft

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	0.00	1	0	1.000	1				0
13	M. Esquivel (Fr)	0.00	1	0	1.000	1				0

Evanston

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	4.1	11	10	10	5	3	2	30	25
13	Madelyn Golem (Jr)	1.1	7	5	5	1	1	1	13	12
20	Esha Ghose (So)	3	4	5	5	4	2	1	17	13

Taft

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	5	2	0	0	1	7			0	17	16
13	M. Esquivel (Fr)	5	2	0	0	1	7			0	17	16

Evanston

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	#P
	Team Totals	.440	.533	112
13	Madelyn Golem (Jr)	.583	.615	44
20	Esha Ghose (So)	.308	.471	68

Taft

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P
	Team Totals	.125	.176	0	0			65
13	M. Esquivel (Fr)	.125	.176	0	0			65

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Game Story

Illinois High School Softball - Taft bounces Evanston

April 29, 2026: Chicago, IL 60631

The Taft Eagles (Chicago, IL) softball routed the visiting Evanston Wildkits (Evanston, IL), 10-0 in Wednesday's non-league outing.

The Eagles now sport a 15-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Northside for a Chicago Public Red outing on Thursday, April 30. Taft will encounter a Mustangs team coming off a 8-6 non-league win over Payton College Prep (Chicago, IL). The Mustangs record now stands at 5-7.

The Wildkits (1-17) will now prepare for their test against Glenbrook South (Glenview, IL). The Titans go into the Central Suburban - South test with a 7-12 record. In their last test, Glenbrook South was routed by New Trier (Winnetka, IL), 11-4, in a league test.

Evanston @ Taft Softball Game Info

Wed., Apr. 29, 2026 @ 4:45p

Read Dunning Park: 4139 N Oak Park Avenue, Chicago

The Taft (Chicago, IL) varsity softball team won Wednesday's home non-conference game against Evanston (IL) by a score of 10-0.

Rankings & Records

Evanston (25-26)

IL	Class
447	121

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
4-25-2	0-10	1-13	2-11-2	1-1	.161	.000	103	290

Taft (25-26)

IL	Class
66	33

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
21-7	8-0	10-2	9-3	2-2	.750	1.000	251	107

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Evanston	.6	.4	1.0	.3	.7	.3	0	3.3	5.7	2.5
Taft	2.3	1.7	1.6	1.3	1.5	1.5	.4	9.0	9.9	1.3

Team Stat Comparison

Evanston		Taft
.253	Batting Average	.366
.331	On Base Percentage	.455
.333	Slugging Percentage	.586
.908	Fielding Percentage	.933
.143	Win Loss Percentage	.950

Team Leaders

Evanston		Taft	National Avg.
#9 Sophie Berger-White.380	Batting Average	#5 Michaela Power.522	.289
#9 Sophie Berger-White.464	On Base Percentage	#15 Giulia Gentile.588	.408
#5 Samara Herman-Lopez.570	Slugging Percentage	#5 Michaela Power.844	.398
#7 Samantha Blix1.000	Fielding Percentage	#14 Hailey Coy1.000	.829
#20 Esha Ghose.222	Win Loss Percentage	#5 Michaela Power1.000	.561

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Evanston	1-10-1		Taft	8-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/14/26	Evanston	Niles North	(L) 7-5	3/12/26	Niles North	Taft	(W) 8-7
4/14/26	Evanston	Glenbrook South	(L) 11-1	4/25/26	Glenbrook South	Taft	(W) 8-4
4/30/26	Glenbrook South	Evanston	(L) 8-1
4/18/26	Buffalo Grove	Evanston	(L) 10-0	4/25/26	Buffalo Grove	Taft	(L) 13-3
4/21/26	Glenbrook North	Evanston	(L) 10-2	4/22/26	Taft	Glenbrook North	(W) 13-2
5/7/26	Evanston	Glenbrook North	(L) 10-0
4/25/26	Evanston	Palatine	(L) 8-2	4/4/26	Palatine	Taft	(L) 3-1
				4/4/26	Palatine	Taft	(W) 16-6
4/25/26	Glenbard East	Evanston	(L) 14-4	4/24/26	Taft	Glenbard East	(L) 7-4
5/2/26	Evanston	Elk Grove	(W) 5-4	5/16/26	Taft	Elk Grove	(L) 5-4
5/6/26	Evanston	Niles West	(T) 6-6	4/10/26	Taft	Niles West	(W) 5-2
5/12/26	Payton College Prep	Evanston	(L) 12-1	4/20/26	Payton College Prep	Taft	(W) 11-1
5/16/26	Amundsen	Evanston	(L) 5-2	4/8/26	Amundsen	Taft	(W) 8-5
				5/13/26	Amundsen	Taft	(W) 2-1

Record Breakdown

Evanston (25-26)		Taft (25-26)
4-25-2	Overall	21-7
0-10	League	11-0
3-15-2	Non-League	9-5
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-10-1	Common Opponent	8-4
1-13	Home	10-2
2-11-2	Away	9-3
1-1	Neutral	2-2
1-0	Playoff	1-0
4-25-2	In-State	21-7
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0