Softball Recap: Fredericksburg Finds Playoff Glory Versus La Vernia

Billies

Margin (Wins)

04/04/25 vs Bandera	18
02/10/25 vs Brownwood	16
04/24/25 vs Travis	15
04/01/25 @ Navarro	15
03/14/25 @ Bandera	15

With a playoff win on the line, Fredericksburg rose to the challenge on Friday. They put the hurt on the La Vernia Bears with a sharp 14-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Billies, who have now won 14 matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

Ava Stuewe made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-5 with three RBI and one triple.

In other batting news, Brindle Wolfe was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Larryn Feuge, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.

Fredericksburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in nine consecutive contests.

Fredericksburg pushed their record up to 21-9 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for La Vernia, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 24-8 record.

Fredericksburg will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bears: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.