Softball Game Preview: Dansville Aggies vs. Pewamo-Westphalia Pirates

By Team Reports May 3, 2025, 1:04am

Softball Preview: Dansville Aggies vs. Pewamo-Westphalia Pirates

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The Dansville Aggies will challenge the Pewamo-Westphalia Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dansville knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Pewamo-Westphalia likes a good challenge.

Dansville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Morrice get on the board and left with a 21-0 victory on Wednesday. The Aggies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.

Maddi Carter

Hits (Career)

04/30/25 vs Morrice4
04/29/25 vs Waverly3
04/01/25 @ Fulton3
04/30/25 vs Morrice2
04/24/25 vs Olivet2

Maddi Carter made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with six RBI, three runs, and one double. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bree Delano, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one double. That's the most runs she has posted over her last 12 games. Another player making a difference was Kaelee Foreman, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.

Dansville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in ten consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Pewamo-Westphalia narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Saranac 8-7.

Makayla McRae spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and three unearned) runs on 12 hits.

On the hitting side, Peyton Eklund was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Reylee Thelen, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.

Dansville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Pewamo-Westphalia, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.

Pewamo-Westphalia's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Dansville hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .397. It's a different story for Pewamo-Westphalia, though, as they've only averaged .256. Will they be able to contain Dansville's hitters?

Dansville was able to grind out a solid victory over Pewamo-Westphalia when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 9-6. Do the Aggies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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