Softball Recap: Beecher's Win on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to 17

Bobcats

Previous Games

04/22/25 vs Illinois Lutheran	16-0
04/22/25 vs Illinois Lutheran	11-0
04/19/25 vs Momence	15-0
04/19/25 vs Momence	14-1
04/14/25 @ Mt. Zion	12-10
+ 12 more games

Beecher strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They never let the Illinois Lutheran Chargers get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory. Give the Bobcats' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

Taylor Norkus was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Maddy Grooms was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mia Chavez, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Beecher always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .630. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Illinois Lutheran only posted an OBP of .000.

Beecher pushed their record up to 17-0 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average this season. As for Illinois Lutheran, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.

Looking ahead, Beecher will host Illiana Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bobcats 1.2, the Vikings 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Illinois Lutheran, they will venture away from home to face off against Thornton Fractional South at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Red Wolves have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.57 runs per game on average), something the Chargers will no doubt try to take advantage of.