Softball Recap: New Richmond Snags Third Victory in Last Four Games

New Richmond's tournament run continued when they took on Butler on Friday. The Lions walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Aviators. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly five runs.

Piper Willis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits.

Madison Steelman

Hits (Career)

05/23/25 @ Butler	4
04/09/25 @ Batavia	3
04/02/25 @ Western Brown	3
05/20/25 vs Goshen	2
05/16/25 @ St. Ursula Academy	2

On the hitting side, Madison Steelman was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Maggie Schuster was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.

New Richmond was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

New Richmond is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Butler, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.

New Richmond will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Aviators: the pair will be back at it again later today.