Softball Recap: Maiden Drops Season-High Score on Lincolnton

Maiden not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since May 7, 2024. Everything went their way against the Lincolnton Wolves as Maiden made off with an 11-1 win. The Blue Devils' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Raegan Rembert made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in May of 2024. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Olivia Wray

Doubles (Career)

03/21/25 vs Lincolnton	2
03/14/25 @ Bandys	1
03/11/25 vs West Caldwell	1
03/04/25 vs East Burke	1
04/23/24 vs Lincolnton	1

In other batting news, Maiden let Emme Tomblin and Olivia Wray run wild. Tomblin went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Wray scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Wray a new career-high in doubles (two). Aaralyn Bodenheimer also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.

Maiden always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincolnton only posted an OBP of .143.

The victory (which was Maiden's third in a row) raised their record to 5-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Lincolnton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.

Maiden will take on East Burke at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Burke has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.73 runs per game on average), something Maiden will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lincolnton, they will face off against Bunker Hill at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bunker Hill's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Lincolnton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.