Softball Recap: Wheeler Snags Ninth Win in Last 11 Games

Bearcats

Margin (Wins)

05/12/25 @ Calumet New Tech	15
05/05/25 @ Lake Station Edison	15
04/29/25 vs River Forest	15
05/06/25 vs Lake Station Edison	13
04/28/25 @ River Forest	11

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Morgan Township, Wheeler was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Calumet New Tech Warriors a 15-0 shutout. The Bearcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by ten runs or more this season.

Nora Howell and Cadence Piunti made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Howell kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Piunti tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances. At the plate, Howell got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Piunti got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four stolen bases and three runs. Those four stolen bases gave Piunti a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Abby Allen, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with seven stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those seven stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Olivia Hessling was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.

Wheeler was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in four consecutive games.

Wheeler is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Calumet New Tech, they are on a 22-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Wheeler will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Warriors: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.