Softball Recap: Castilleja Starts Season with Win Against Harker

Castilleja had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They skirted past the Harker Eagles 10-8. The victory was some much needed relief for the Gators as it spelled an end to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season.

Raina Kapadia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Kapadia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-5.

Katherine Cheng

Stolen Base (Career)

03/07/25 @ Harker	4
04/29/24 @ Terra Nova	3
03/12/24 @ Harker	2
05/09/24 @ Notre Dame	1
05/07/24 vs Notre Dame	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Katherine Cheng, who scored a run and stole Four bases. while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Claire Pettit, who went 1-for-5 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Castilleja will challenge Design Tech at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Harker, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will take on Cupertino at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cupertino has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed nine runs per game on average), something Harker will no doubt try to take advantage of.