Softball Recap: South Bend St. Joseph extends home winning streak to five

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2024, 1:06am

Softball Recap: South Bend St. Joseph Huskies vs. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints

South Bend St. Joseph put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints as the South Bend St. Joseph Huskies made off with a 14-4 win. Considering South Bend St. Joseph has won four contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

South Bend St. Joseph got a great performance from Myla Blazejewski as she tossed five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits.

At the plate, Olivia Borsodi was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Taylor Hedges, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

On Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karagen Stuart, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Even though they lost, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.

South Bend St. Joseph's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.

South Bend St. Joseph will head out on the road to square off against Mishawaka Marian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. South Bend St. Joseph's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Mishawaka Marian's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, they will be playing at home against Fort Wayne Snider at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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