Softball Recap: Five Straight Home Victories for Mishicot

Indians

Previous Games

04/24/25 vs Hilbert	14-0
04/15/25 @ Hilbert	15-0
04/12/25 vs Valders	1-0
04/12/25 vs Chilton	2-0
04/10/25 @ Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah	17-3
+ 3 more games

Mishicot put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Thursday. They never let the Hilbert Wolves get on the board and left with a 14-0 win. With that victory, the Indians brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.

Kiran Sanford made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, Mishicot got a massive performance out of Emma Schmidt, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave Schmidt a new career-high. Kasey Brouchoud also deserves some recognition as she hit her first doubles of the season.

Mishicot was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .630. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Mishicot pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Hilbert, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mishicot will challenge St. Mary Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Hilbert, they will square off against Cedar Grove-Belgium at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Rockets have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.5 runs per game on average), something the Wolves will no doubt try to take advantage of.