Softball Recap: Sumner Snags Seventh Win in Last Nine Games

Stingrays

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 @ East Bay	19
03/01/25 @ King	15
04/17/25 vs Robinson	12
04/05/25 @ Plant	10
03/15/25 vs Auburndale	10

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Sumner walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Plant City Raiders on Tuesday as they made off with a 10-2 victory. Considering the Stingrays have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Victoria Baker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and two RBI.

In other batting news, Karlee Salisbury and Victoria Rudolph did most of the damage at the plate: Salisbury went 1-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Rudolph went 2-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave Rudolph a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Riley Wine, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run.

Sumner is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Plant City, the defeat snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 19-7 record.

Coming up, Sumner will face off against Newsome at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Wolves' pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so the Stingrays' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Plant City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.