Softball Recap: Tahoma Beats Auburn for Their Ninth Straight Win

Bears

Previous Games

04/16/25 vs Auburn	17-0
04/15/25 vs Kennedy Catholic	8-0
04/08/25 @ Lake Washington	16-2
04/04/25 @ Auburn Riverside	12-5
04/02/25 @ Stadium	13-1
+ 4 more games

Tahoma entered their tilt with Auburn on Wednesday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Trojans a 17-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won seven matches by seven runs or more so far this season.

Sienna Shulz and Mia Hammington were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Shulz pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hammington pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Shulz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Shulz scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Hammington scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Tahoma got a massive performance out of Kelsey Jones, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, one triple, and one run. That triple was Jones' first of the season. Another player making a difference was Malina Yelle, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Tahoma always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .794. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.

Tahoma pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Auburn, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.

Tahoma has already played their next contest (against Foster), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Auburn, they will take on Stadium at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.