Softball Recap: Six Straight Road Victories for Wisconsin Lutheran

Wisconsin Lutheran put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Greendale Panthers a 12-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their one-run performance the matchup before.

Sydney Vitangcol made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than 13 strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.

Reese Grudzielanek

Hits (Career)

04/10/25 @ Greendale	4
05/07/24 vs Pewaukee	3
04/18/24 vs Greendale	3
04/06/24 @ Lakeside Lutheran	3
05/15/24 @ Brookfield East	2

In other batting news, Reese Grudzielanek and Zhana Guenther did most of the damage at the plate: Grudzielanek went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Guenther scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Those four hits gave Grudzielanek a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Solie, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.

Wisconsin Lutheran was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greendale only posted a batting average of .174.

Wisconsin Lutheran pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Greendale, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Wisconsin Lutheran will face off against rival New Berlin West at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Greendale is set to take on their familiar foe Pius XI Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.