Softball Recap: Orofino Has No Trouble Against Grangeville

Maniacs

Margin (Wins)

04/11/25 @ Priest River	37
04/25/25 @ Kellogg	21
03/22/25 vs Priest River	17
05/02/25 vs Kellogg	14
03/18/25 @ Moscow	13

After losing to Grangeville the last time they met, Orofino decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Maniacs put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 16-7 victory on Monday. Considering the Maniacs have won 12 matches by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Sady Olive and Kennedy Coleman made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Olive pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Coleman pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Olive has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, Olive went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Coleman went 3-for-4 with one run. That's the most hits Olive has posted over her last ten contests.

In other batting news, Orofino let Sierra Tondevold and Maddy Waters run wild. Tondevold went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Waters went 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Waters has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rilee Diffin, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Orofino always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .558. They are 9-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

The win made it two in a row for Orofino and bumps their season record up to 15-8. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.5 runs over those games. As for Grangeville, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-11.

As of now, neither Orofino nor the Bulldogs have any future games scheduled.