Softball Recap: Friday's Win Is Santiam's 12th in Last 16 Outings

Wolverines

Margin (Wins)

04/05/25 @ Lowell	21
04/05/25 @ Lowell	20
04/25/25 @ Central Linn	19
04/11/25 @ East Linn Christian Academy	19
04/24/25 vs Central Linn	15

Santiam won the last time they faced Culver and things went their way on Friday too. The Wolverines were the clear victors by a 15-4 margin over the Bulldogs. The Wolverines might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by ten runs or more this season.

Boston Flores made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double.

In other batting news, Maddie Allen and Brooke Massey did most of the damage at the plate: Allen went 3-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Massey got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Allen a new career-high. Haili Hendricks was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.

Santiam always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.

Santiam has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs over those games. As for Culver, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-10.

Santiam will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulldogs: the pair will be back at it again later today.