Softball Recap: Ballard Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Win

Beavers

Previous Games

04/30/26 @ Eastside Catholic	13-5
04/28/26 @ Seattle Prep	12-7
04/23/26 vs Bishop Blanchet	7-5
04/21/26 vs Garfield	7-6
04/10/26 @ West Seattle	16-5
+ 2 more games

Ballard entered their tilt with Eastside Catholic on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They were the clear victors by a 13-5 margin over the Crusaders. The Beavers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by eight runs or more this season.

Alexa Hunt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Ballard got a massive performance out of Katie Davis, who went 4-for-5 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those four hits gave Davis a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Grace Shiotani, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI.

Ballard was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in three consecutive matchups.

Ballard's victory bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Eastside Catholic, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-15.

Coming up, Ballard will square off against Stanwood at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Spartans' pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so the Beavers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Eastside Catholic, they will face off against Nathan Hale at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Raiders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.88 runs per game on average), something the Crusaders will no doubt try to take advantage of.