Softball Recap: Fort Wayne Northrop Has No Trouble Against Fort Wayne South Side

Fort Wayne Northrop had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 12-run drubbing they dealt Fort Wayne South Side on Wednesday. The Bruins blew past the Archers 12-0. The win continues a trend for the Bruins in their matchups with the Archers: they've now won eight in a row.

Brilee Day made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Day was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two doubles.

Kamea Sanchez

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/23/25 vs Fort Wayne South Side	4
05/01/24 @ Fort Wayne North Side	3
04/24/24 @ Fort Wayne Wayne	3
04/18/25 @ Leo	2
05/21/24 vs DeKalb	2

In other batting news, Kamea Sanchez was a standout: she went a perfect 1-for-1 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Makenzie Key, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.

Fort Wayne Northrop was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Wayne South Side only posted a batting average of .000.

Fort Wayne Northrop's record is now 3-4. As for Fort Wayne South Side, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.

Coming up, Fort Wayne Northrop will square off against Homestead at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Fort Wayne South Side, they will face off against Fort Wayne Wayne at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Archers are facing the Generals at the right time seeing as the Generals are stuck on a six-game losing streak.