Softball Recap: Tunkhannock Beats Pittston for Their Ninth Straight Victory

Tigers

Previous Games

04/09/25 vs Pittston	12-2
04/04/25 vs Wilkes-Barre	12-2
04/02/25 @ Crestwood	16-8
04/01/25 vs Elk Lake	10-0
03/28/25 @ Morgantown	15-0
+ 4 more games

Tunkhannock put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Pittston Patriots. Considering the Tigers have won six contests by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Tunkhannock let Addisyn Waterman and Kayden Bamberger run wild. Waterman scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-2, while Bamberger went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four stolen bases gave Waterman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucy Karp, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.

Tunkhannock always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pittston only posted an OBP of .391.

Tunkhannock pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Pittston, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tunkhannock will welcome Parkland at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Pittston, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Dallas at 1:00 p.m. The Patriots are facing the Mountaineers at the right time seeing as the Mountaineers are stuck on a three-game losing streak.