Softball Recap: Whitewater Wins Going Away Against Cambridge

Whippets

Margin (Wins)

04/16/25 vs Delavan-Darien	16
04/14/25 vs Williams Bay	13
05/12/25 vs Cambridge	10
05/08/25 @ East Troy	10
05/06/25 vs East Troy	10

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Turner, Whitewater was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Everything went their way against the Cambridge Bluejays as they made off with a 13-3 victory. Considering the Whippets have won eight matchups by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Paige Kollwelter made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. What's more, she posted four strikeouts, the most she's had since back in April. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last four times she's played.

In other batting news, Whitewater got a massive performance out of Sydney Schilt, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Falyn Krahn was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.

Whitewater was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Whitewater is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Cambridge, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

Coming up, Whitewater will welcome Jefferson at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Whippets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Cambridge, they will venture away from home to take on Waterloo at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.