Softball Recap: St. Joseph Notre Dame Extends Road Winning Streak to Five

Pilots

Margin (Wins)

03/13/25 @ San Lorenzo	26
04/17/25 vs University	20
04/24/25 @ Lick-Wilmerding	18
04/10/25 @ California School for the Deaf	16
03/19/25 vs San Domenico	15

St. Joseph Notre Dame had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 19-1 margin over the Lick-Wilmerding Tigers. Considering the Pilots have won ten contests by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Cassandra Sanchez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with four RBI and one run.

In other batting news, Reagan Bowman was incredible, firing off two home runs, eight RBI, and four runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Those eight RBI gave her a new career-high. Safah Hashemi was another key player, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

St. Joseph Notre Dame pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Lick-Wilmerding, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. St. Joseph Notre Dame is set to square off against their familiar foe University at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Lick-Wilmerding will take on rival California School for the Deaf at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.