Softball Game Preview: Carroll Chargers vs. Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins

By Team Reports May 24, 2025, 10:27pm

Softball Preview: Carroll Chargers vs. Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins

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The Carroll Chargers will face off against the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Fort Wayne Northrop will be up against a hot Carroll squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Chargers' pitcher stepped up to hand Northridge a 7-0 shutout on Saturday.

Taylor Danley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Those 15 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

Kaelyn Kinsey

Doubles (Career)

05/24/25 vs Northridge2
05/23/25 @ Adams Central1
05/16/25 vs Woodlan1
05/15/25 vs Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger1
05/10/25 vs Wawasee1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaelyn Kinsey, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one triple. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Izzy Rapson, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.

Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Northrop made easy work of Churubusco on Saturday and carried off a 10-3 win. The Bruins haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.

Kendall Huth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits.

On the hitting side, Karlie Bruce was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Brilee Day, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Fort Wayne Northrop kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They are 11-1 when they post 11 or more hits.

Carroll's record is now 20-5-1. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, their record now sits at 13-11.

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