Softball Recap: Tuesday's Victory Is Pace's Eighth in Last Nine Outings

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pace had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over the Oakleaf Knights. The Patriots were shut out 5-0 the last time they took on the Knights, so the Patriots were just returning the favor.

Hannah DeMarcus

Batters Struck Out

05/13/25 vs Oakleaf	20
05/08/25 vs Fletcher	14
05/01/25 vs Navarre	14
04/29/25 vs Crestview	18
04/23/25 vs Milton	18
+ 18 more games

Not much got past Hannah DeMarcus, who gave up just three hits and racked up 20 Ks to keep Oakleaf off the board. DeMarcus has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in 23 consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Abby McLean was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Ashley Pickard also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.

Pace hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive contests.

Pace is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Oakleaf, they now have a losing record of 12-13.

Looking ahead, Pace will face off against Navarre at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oakleaf does not have any more games scheduled as of now.