Softball Game Preview: Lincoln Lancers vs. Overland Trailblazers

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 2:01am

Softball Preview: Lincoln Lancers vs. Overland Trailblazers

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Lincoln hasn't had much luck against Overland recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lincoln Lancers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Overland Trailblazers at 4:00 p.m.

Lincoln came up short against Kennedy last Tuesday, falling 23-2.

Meanwhile, Overland entered their tilt with Kennedy on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Commanders 20-11. The Trailblazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.

Aniyah Baltazar was incredible, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-6. The team also got some help courtesy of Kourtnie Batcho, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Overland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .680. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kennedy only posted an OBP of .472.

Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Overland, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.

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