Softball Recap: Aquinas Institute Drops Season-High Score on Dansville

Little Irish

Team Score (Highest)

05/24/25 vs Dansville	18
04/26/25 vs Hornell	13
04/26/25 vs Marion	12
04/26/25 vs Gananda Central	12
05/07/25 vs Wayne	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Aquinas Institute). They put the hurt on the Dansville Mustangs with a sharp 18-3 victory on Saturday. The Little Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.

Kendall Buttles made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with four runs and one RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Aquinas Institute got a massive performance out of Delaney Buttles, who went 2-for-4 with four runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those four runs gave Buttles a new career-high. Riley Madigan was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.

Aquinas Institute kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dansville only managed four hits.

Aquinas Institute is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Dansville, they are on an 18-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-18.

Aquinas Institute has already played their next contest, a 12-5 defeat against Waterloo on the 27th. Dansville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.