Softball Recap: Gray's Creek Has No Trouble Against Wakefield

Bears

Margin (Wins)

04/29/25 vs Douglas Byrd	22
04/04/25 @ Douglas Byrd	21
03/19/25 vs Douglas Byrd	19
04/01/25 vs Seventy-First	18
02/26/25 @ Pine Forest	17

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Gray's Creek walked away with it. They blew past the Wakefield Wolverines 10-3 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 15 matches by seven runs or more so far this season.

Hannah Welsh made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Welsh was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in February.

In other batting news, Amber Miller was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. Kayleigh Brown was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.

Gray's Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wakefield only posted an OBP of .344.

The win made it two in a row for Gray's Creek and bumps their season record up to 22-3. As for Wakefield, their defeat ended a 13-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 21-4.

Coming up, Gray's Creek will face off against Cleveland on Tuesday. The Rams' pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so the Bears' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Wakefield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.