Softball Recap: Liberty Christian Has No Trouble Against Park Tudor

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Southern Wells, Liberty Christian was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They were the clear victors by an 18-6 margin over the Park Tudor Panthers. With that victory, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.

Ellie Callahan

Batters Struck Out

05/19/25 @ Park Tudor	7
05/17/25 @ Southern Wells	3
05/17/25 @ Southern Wells	6
05/15/25 @ Christel House	7
05/12/25 vs Muncie Central	4
+ 12 more games

Ellie Callahan was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with two triples, two stolen bases, and five RBI. Those two triples gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Claire Callahan, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, five runs, and six RBI. She continues to improve, besting her previous run total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kaitlyn Narwhold, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.

Liberty Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .767. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.

Liberty Christian's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-10. As for Park Tudor, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Liberty Christian will host Marion at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Lions are facing the Giants at the right time seeing as the Giants are stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Park Tudor, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.