Softball Recap: Van Triumphs

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Princeton, Van was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hannan Wildcats a 21-0 shutout. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Layla Albright made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Albright was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.

Hailey Tackett

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/19/25 @ Hannan	5
03/30/24 @ Montcalm	3
03/16/24 vs Hannan	3
03/24/25 @ Cross Lanes Christian	2
03/21/25 vs PikeView	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hailey Tackett, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, two triples, and five RBI. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Calli Brown, who went 1-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Van always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .649. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Van's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-10. As for Hannan, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7-1.

Van will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Wildcats: the pair will be back at it again later today.