Softball Recap: St. Charles East Puts Losing Streak Behind Them

Fighting Saints

Margin (Wins)

04/28/25 vs Batavia	15
03/31/25 vs Neuqua Valley	12
03/22/25 vs West Chicago	11
04/01/25 vs Hinsdale South	8
04/12/25 vs Lemont	6

St. Charles East came into Monday's match having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let the Batavia Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Monday. Considering the Fighting Saints have won six games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Makayla Van Dinther was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Hayden Sujack and Addison Wolf did most of the damage at the plate: Sujack fired off two home runs, four RBI, and one stolen base while going 2-for-2, while Wolf fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. That's the most RBI Wolf has posted since back in March. Morgan Beers was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs.

St. Charles East was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

St. Charles East's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 10-9. As for Batavia, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.

Looking ahead, St. Charles East will square off against Naperville Central at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Fighting Saints' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Redhawks have averaged an impressive 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Batavia, they will head out to square off against Wheaton North at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Falcons will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something the Bulldogs surely won't give up without a fight.