Softball Recap: Saturday's Victory Is Helena's 13th in Last 14 Outings

Helena hadn't done well against Capital recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Bengals' pitcher stepped up to hand the Bruins a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bengals, who have now won six matches by eight runs or more so far this season.

Faith Howard

Batters Struck Out

05/10/25 vs Capital	17
05/08/25 @ Big Sky	11
05/06/25 vs Butte	13
05/03/25 vs Flathead	15
05/03/25 vs Glacier	17
+ 12 more games

Faith Howard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 17 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dakota Lieberg, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Heidi Ricketts, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one triple.

Helena was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Capital only posted a batting average of .087.

Helena is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.9 runs over those games. As for Capital, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-13.

Helena does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Capital, they will face off against Big Sky at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Bruins' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 10.1 runs per game this season.