Softball Recap: St. Paul Drops Highest Score of Season Against Whittier

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Paul). Everything went their way against the Whittier Cardinals on Thursday as the St. Paul Swordsmen made off with a 21-5 win. With that victory, the Swordsmen brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.

Gianelle Napoles looked comfortable as she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Kailee Mejia

Hits (Career)

02/27/25 @ Whittier	4
03/05/24 vs Paraclete	3
02/22/24 vs St. Anthony	3
02/10/24 vs Warren	3
02/25/25 @ Arcadia	2

On the hitting side, St. Paul got a massive performance out of Kailee Mejia, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance also gave Mejia a new career-high in hits (four). Daina Munoz was another key player, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two doubles.

St. Paul hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.

The win got St. Paul back to even at 3-3. As for Whittier, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.

Looking ahead, St. Paul will face off against Esperanza at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Esperanza has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while St. Paul will come in with three straight victories. As for Whittier, they will take on Sonora at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.