Softball Game Preview: Fort Wayne North Side Legends vs. Fort Wayne Snider Panthers

By Team Reports May 24, 2025, 10:30pm

Softball Preview: Fort Wayne North Side Legends vs. Fort Wayne Snider Panthers

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The Fort Wayne North Side Legends will square off against the Fort Wayne Snider Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Fort Wayne North Side will be strutting in after a victory while Fort Wayne Snider will be coming in after a defeat.

Fort Wayne North Side is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 16-3 margin over Fort Wayne South Side on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Legends needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.

Cadee Ross

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/23/25 @ Fort Wayne South Side11
04/28/25 @ Hamilton10
05/10/25 vs Hamilton7
04/16/25 vs New Haven7
05/10/25 vs Fort Wayne Wayne6

Cadee Ross was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ashlyn Robinson, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with seven stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those seven stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alayja Burnett, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

Fort Wayne North Side was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Snider was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 17-4 to Garrett.

Ameera Kummer made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Raelyn Edwards was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.

Fort Wayne Snider's defeat dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Fort Wayne North Side, their win ended a 13-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-11.

Fort Wayne North Side might still be hurting after the 22-0 loss they got from Fort Wayne Snider in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Legends avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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