Softball Recap: Fairfield Wins Going Away Against Bremen

Fairfield made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Bremen, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Fairfield put the hurt on Bremen with a sharp 14-4 victory on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Falcons considering their one-run performance the match before.

Faith Berkey

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/27/25 @ Bremen	9
04/13/24 vs Goshen	8
05/04/24 vs Niles	7
04/16/24 vs Garrett	7
05/21/24 vs West Noble	6

Madison Jones and Faith Berkey made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Jones tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Berkey struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Those nine strikeouts gave her a new career-high. At bat, Jones went 2-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base, while Berkey went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

In other batting news, Adelyn Holsopple was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kinslyn Pressler, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Fairfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. They got seven more hits than Bremen's also-impressive total of 11.

The win got Fairfield back to even at 1-1. As for Bremen, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fairfield will challenge Northridge at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Bremen, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Rochester at 5:30 p.m. on April 9.