Softball Recap: Emily Nuskiewicz Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Thornton Fractional North

Titans

Previous 5 Games

04/15/25 vs Thornton Fractional North	14-0
04/14/25 @ Oak Forest	9-6
04/12/25 @ St. Laurence	1-11
04/12/25 vs De La Salle	2-3
04/09/25 vs Oak Lawn	4-3

Tinley Park not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 17th (when they won 20-0). They never let the Thornton Fractional North Meteors get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory. With that win, the Titans brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Emily Korduplewski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one RBI.

In other batting news, Emily Nuskiewicz was a standout: she went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Megan Piotrowski, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Tinley Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .615. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.

Tinley Park's record now sits at 6-7. As for Thornton Fractional North, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Tinley Park beat Thornton Fractional North by a score of 14-0 later that day.