Softball Recap: Lakeview Drops Highest Score of Season Against Hesperia

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Team Score (Highest)

05/13/25 vs Hesperia	17
05/13/25 vs Hesperia	16
05/07/25 vs White Cloud	16
04/14/25 @ White Cloud	16
04/25/25 @ Chippewa Hills	14

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lakeview). They were the clear victors by a 17-3 margin over the Hesperia Panthers on Tuesday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 16-0 on Tuesday.

Baylor Syrjala made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with six RBI, two stolen bases, and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged two or more in each of the last four games she's played.

In other batting news, Lakeview got a massive performance out of Kaileigh Ripley, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave Ripley a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Buchner, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

The win made it two in a row for Lakeview and bumps their season record up to 7-16. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Hesperia, their defeat was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-14.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lakeview will square off against Central Montcalm at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Hesperia, they will venture away from home to square off against Mason County Eastern at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.