Softball Recap: St. Joseph Snags Ninth Victory in Last Ten Games

While St. Joseph put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Mission College Prep. The Knights put the hurt on the Royals with a sharp 11-0 win. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for the Knights this season.

Taylor Mediano

Batters Struck Out

04/09/25 vs Mission College Prep	9
04/04/25 @ Arroyo Grande	10
04/02/25 @ Lompoc	10
03/28/25 vs Righetti	7
03/21/25 @ Mission College Prep	7
+ 5 more games

Taylor Mediano made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaycie Gavlak, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Shai Valadez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

St. Joseph always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mission College Prep only posted an OBP of .062.

St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Mission College Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.

Coming up, St. Joseph will venture away from home to challenge Cabrillo at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Mission College Prep, they will host Bullard at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.