Softball Recap: Yuba City Continues Home Dominance on Tuesday

By Team Reports Apr 8, 2025, 6:26pm

Softball Recap: Yuba City Honkers vs. Nevada Union Miners

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Yuba City had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 15-run drubbing they dealt Nevada Union on Tuesday. The Honkers never let the Miners get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. With that win, the Honkers brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.

Maddison Stead made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

Chloe Gonzales

Runs (Career)

04/08/25 vs Nevada Union4
04/03/25 @ Placer3
03/08/25 vs Nevada Union3
04/23/24 vs Antelope3
04/11/24 vs Roseville3

In other batting news, Chloe Gonzales was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Naiema Cawthon, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Yuba City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Nevada Union only posted a batting average of .118.

Yuba City pushed their record up to 14-3-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Nevada Union, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11-1.

Coincidentally, Yuba City and Nevada Union will both be playing Roseville the next time they take the field. The Miners will host the Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, while the Honkers will head out to face them at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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