Softball Recap: Carmel Drops Season-High Score on Pajaro Valley

Padres

Team Score (Highest)

05/02/25 vs Pajaro Valley	25
03/18/25 @ North Monterey County	23
04/22/25 vs North Monterey County	19
04/03/25 vs Stevenson	19
03/21/25 @ King City	19

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carmel). Everything went their way against the Pajaro Valley Grizzlies on Friday as they made off with a 25-4 win. Considering the Padres have won seven contests by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Grace Grahl was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Grahl was also solid in the batter's box, earning three RBI and one run.

In other batting news, Harper Stephens was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lily Beals, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Carmel was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .548. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pajaro Valley only posted a batting average of .300.

Carmel pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs over those games. As for Pajaro Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-10.

Looking ahead, Carmel will take on Greenfield at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bruins will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Pajaro Valley, they will host Marina at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Mariners have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.58 runs per game on average), something the Grizzlies will no doubt try to take advantage of.