Softball Recap: Ursuline Academy Wins Going Away Against St. Mary's Academy

Lions

Margin (Wins)

03/12/25 @ Metairie Park Country Day	18
03/18/25 @ Landry	16
03/20/25 vs St. Mary's Academy	15
03/18/25 @ Landry	15

It was a proper cat-fight when Ursuline Academy challenged St. Mary's Academy on Thursday. The Ursuline Academy Lions put the hurt on the St. Mary's Academy Cougars with a sharp 20-5 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won four games by 15 runs or more so far this season.

Dixie Tatum made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Tatum was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chloe Guilbeau, who scored four runs and stole Two bases. while going 4-for-5. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Izzey Price was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Ursuline Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 15.3 runs. St. Mary's Academy dropped their record down to 5-4-1 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ursuline Academy will head out to take on Central Lafourche at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Mary's Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Cohen at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.