Softball Recap: Saint Mary's Comes Up Short

Saint Mary fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against St. Joseph Notre Dame on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Pilots by a score of 7-6. The Panthers were not able to make up for their loss to the Pilots from their previous meeting back in March of 2024.

Isabelle Koehn spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits. Those hits were her first of the season.

On the hitting side, Saint Mary's saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Meilani Abraham, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one RBI. London Crawford also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.

Saint Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.

Saint Mary's will welcome St. Patrick-St. Vincent at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Panthers are facing the Bruins at the right time seeing as the Bruins are stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, they will venture away from home to take on California School for the Deaf at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.