Softball Recap: Notre Dame picks up seventh straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 10, 2024, 12:54pm

Softball Recap: Notre Dame Pioneers vs. Jennings Bulldogs

Notre Dame stacked a 23rd blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against the Jennings Bulldogs as the Notre Dame Pioneers made off with an 11-3 win. That's more bragging rights for Notre Dame, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Madeline Johnson spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Notre Dame got a massive performance out of Keleigh Spell, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Malayna Daigle was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three stolen bases, and two runs.

On Jennings' side, Karmen Bradley made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Emma Venable, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.

Notre Dame pushed their record up to 27-7 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.6 runs per game. As for Jennings, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-7.

Notre Dame does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Jennings also has no future games currently scheduled.

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