Softball Game Preview: Springfield Senators vs. Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals

The Springfield Senators will square off against the Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Springfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.

Springfield's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Athens with a sharp 10-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Senators in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won four in a row.

Mia Volpert

Batters Struck Out

04/28/25 @ Athens	13
04/23/25 @ Sacred Heart-Griffin	9
04/22/25 vs Decatur Eisenhower	6
04/21/25 @ Auburn	8
04/17/25 vs Sacred Heart-Griffin	23
+ 10 more games

Mia Volpert made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Bella Pagliara was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Erin Stoops, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.

Springfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .519. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Athens only posted an OBP of .000.

Meridian hit Warrensburg-Latham with a four-run fifth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cardinals came up short against the Hawks, falling 11-1. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.

Warrensburg-Latham's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Springfield, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.