Softball Recap: Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran Comes Up Short

By Team Reports May 15, 2025, 5:41pm

Softball Recap: Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran Lancers vs. Pepin/Alma

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If Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran was riding high fresh off their 9-0 takedown of Elmwood/Plum City on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lancers took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pepin/Alma on Thursday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 25, 2023, but that streak is no more.

Rachel Kazemba

Base on Balls Against

05/15/25 vs Pepin/Alma2
05/13/25 @ Elmwood/Plum City1
05/12/25 vs Alma Center Lincoln0
05/09/25 @ Augusta1
05/05/25 vs Melrose-Mindoro2
+ 5 more games

Rachel Kazemba was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Kazemba wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cheyenne Wales, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base.

Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Pepin/Alma, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-8.

Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran has already played their next game (against Independence/Gilmanton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Pepin/Alma, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Whitehall at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.

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