Softball Recap: Make It Nine in a Row for Cleveland

Rams

Previous Games

04/08/25 vs Southeast Raleigh	15-0
04/03/25 @ Clayton	5-1
04/01/25 vs Clayton	10-0
03/28/25 vs Garner	2-1
03/25/25 vs South Garner	15-0
+ 4 more games

Cleveland had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They never let the Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 15-0 win. Considering the Rams have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Emma Colton made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (two). She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gracie Ritchie, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Izzy Sholar, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Cleveland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .826. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Cleveland pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Southeast Raleigh, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Cleveland will challenge rival Fuquay - Varina at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Southeast Raleigh is set to square off against their familiar foe Willow Spring at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.