Softball Recap: Four Straight Road Victories for Tumwater

Thunderbirds

Margin (Wins)

04/09/25 @ Black Hills	11
04/14/25 @ Shelton	10
04/15/25 @ Centralia	6
03/22/25 @ Montesano	6

Tumwater got themselves on the board against Centralia on Tuesday, but Centralia never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over the Tigers. Considering the Thunderbirds have won four games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Ella Ferguson made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Ferguson wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Stevens, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Another was Zoe Fields, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Tumwater kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive matches.

Tumwater's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Centralia, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4-2.

Coming up, Tumwater will host Aberdeen at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Thunderbirds 3.3, the Bobcats 0.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Centralia, they will head out to face off against Shelton at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Tigers are facing the Highclimbers at the right time seeing as the Highclimbers are stuck on a four-game losing streak.