Softball Game Preview: Dayton Dust Devils vs. Hug Hawks

The Dayton Dust Devils will face off against the Hug Hawks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dayton has four straight victories, Hug has 22 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Dayton saw some tournament action on Saturday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over White Pine.

LaSade Conti

Batters Struck Out

03/01/25 vs White Pine	11
03/01/25 vs Yerington	7
02/28/25 vs Non Varsity Tournament Opponent	2
04/20/24 vs Elko	7
04/19/24 vs Elko	10
+ 6 more games

LaSade Conti made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Conti is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season.

In other batting news, Macie Hannum was excellent, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that she hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Cleland, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Dayton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .409 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.

Meanwhile, Hug came up short against Portola on Saturday, falling 18-1.

Hug's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Dayton, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.

Everything went Dayton's way against Hug in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Dayton made off with a 21-1 win. Will Dayton repeat their success, or does Hug have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.