Softball Recap: Evansville Reitz picks up fourth straight win on the road

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 12:41am

Softball Recap: Evansville Reitz Panthers vs. Evansville Harrison Warriors

Evansville Reitz can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Evansville Harrison Warriors with a sharp 16-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Evansville Reitz considering their two-run performance the game before.

Ella Ellerbrook made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Ellerbrook was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.

In other batting news, Kinley Miller and Tatum Brown did most of the damage at the plate: Miller scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Brown scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Megan Stewart, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.

On Evansville Harrison's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joselyn Wade, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Evansville Reitz's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-9. As for Evansville Harrison, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-10.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Evansville Reitz will take on Evansville Central at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Evansville Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Evansville Harrison, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Evansville North at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Evansville Harrison is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.

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