Softball Game Preview: Gresham Gophers vs. David Douglas Scots

The Gresham Gophers will venture away from home to face off against the David Douglas Scots at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gresham has six straight wins, David Douglas has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Gresham's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They didn't even let Reynolds on the board, marking the Gophers' second-straight 10-0 shutout. The Gophers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by eight runs or more this season.

Maddy Sagapolutele

Home Runs

04/21/25 vs Reynolds	1
04/18/25 vs Clackamas	1
04/16/25 @ Aloha	1
04/14/25 @ Forest Grove	2
04/10/25 vs Century	1

The team relied heavily on Maddy Sagapolutele, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. She has been hot, having posted at least one home run the last five times she's played. Alyssa Grover was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

Gresham always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for David Douglas' offense. They lost 11-0 to Nelson on Monday.

Gresham's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for David Douglas, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.