Softball Recap: Saturday's Victory Is Clay's Sixth in Last Seven Outings

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/07/25 vs Glenwood	18
04/12/25 vs Whiteoak	15
04/17/25 vs South Gallia	13
04/19/25 vs West Union	12
04/02/25 @ Green	11

Clay's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Saturday. Everything went their way against the West Union Dragons as they made off with a 12-0 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by eight runs or more this season.

Elin Shaw was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

In other batting news, Maddie Penix was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. Sarah Cassidy also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.

Clay always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Union only posted an OBP of .062.

Clay is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for West Union, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Looking ahead, Clay will host Green at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Bobcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11 runs per game on average), something the Panthers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for West Union, they will face off against Manchester at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Dragons' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Greyhounds have averaged an impressive 11.5 runs per game this season.