Softball Recap: Lynn Sets Scoring Season-High Against Vina

Bears

Team Score (Highest)

03/20/25 @ Vina	22
03/18/25 @ Phillips	18
02/28/25 @ Addison	13
03/06/25 vs Phillips	10
02/27/25 @ Meek	8

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lynn). They were the clear victor by a 22-3 margin over the Vina Red Devils on Thursday. For the Bears, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 victory the Red Devils walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

Maddie Brooke Rutledge looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.

On the hitting side, Lynn let Alyssa McKinney and Dereka Bryan run wild. McKinney went 3-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs, while Bryan went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Bryan a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Molly Pate, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

Lynn always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .650. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The win made it two in a row for Lynn and bumps their season record up to 8-4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Vina, their defeat was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-11.

Lynn will have a chance to go back-to-back against Vina: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.