Softball Preview: St. Dominic Crusaders vs. Ritenour Huskies
The St. Dominic Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the Ritenour Huskies at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Dominic and Parkway North met for a duel on Tuesday where St. Dominic prevailed. St. Dominic put the hurt on Parkway North with a sharp 18-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
Kelsey Kunz was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Ann Alsop looked comfortable as she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, St. Dominic got a massive performance out of Brylie Mills, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Madeline Ganey, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ritenour, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Ladue Horton Watkins a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Huskies considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Like St. Dominic, Ritenour also got a great game from a two-way player: Tyler Frost. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Frost was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Ritenour got a big performance out of Grace Key, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Ebert, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ritenour always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
St. Dominic has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Ritenour, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.
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