Softball Recap: Catoctin Makes It Six in a Row at Home

While Catoctin's win against Brunswick wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cougars' pitcher stepped up to hand the Railroaders a 2-0 shutout on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted against the Railroaders since April 25, 2019.

Taylor Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bralyn West, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.

Cougars

Previous 6 Games (Home)

04/30/25 vs Brunswick	2-0
04/17/25 vs South Carroll	9-0
04/14/25 vs Smithsburg	14-0
04/08/25 vs Boonsboro	12-1
04/04/25 vs Williamsport	10-0
04/02/25 vs Clear Spring	14-0

Catoctin's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1-1. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10 runs. As for Brunswick, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-5 record.

Coming up, Catoctin will be playing at home against Boonsboro at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Brunswick does not have any more games scheduled as of now.