Softball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Lawrenceburg

Lawrenceburg waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Batesville Bulldogs a 10-0 shutout. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 12-1 two weeks ago.

Jayni Wesley

Runs (Career)

05/22/25 vs Batesville	2
05/21/25 vs Greensburg	1
05/21/25 vs South Dearborn	1
05/15/25 @ East Central	1
04/18/25 vs South Ripley	1

Ava Hall and Jayni Wesley made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hall pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Wesley tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. At bat, Hall got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run and one RBI, while Wesley went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. Those two runs gave Wesley a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jill Cavanaugh, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Reigha Ghiatis, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.

Lawrenceburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Lawrenceburg pushed their record up to 16-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Batesville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-15.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lawrenceburg will challenge Milan at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Indians have averaged an impressive 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Batesville, they will take on North Decatur at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.