Softball Game Preview: Summit Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 4:45am

Softball Preview: Summit Storm vs. Caldera

The Summit Storm will look to defend their home field on Friday against Caldera at 4:30 p.m. Summit has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 16 straight losses, while Caldera will come in with four straight victories.

On Wednesday, Summit came up short against Caldera and fell 7-3.

For Caldera's part, Brooklyn Chapin was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Chapin has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Chapin was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Morgan Voll, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Summit's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Caldera, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-5-1 record this season.

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