Softball Recap: Brimfield Takes Down St. Bede in a Playoff Battle

It's playoff time, and Brimfield had no trouble coming through when it counted. They came out on top against the St. Bede Bruins by a score of 4-1 on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Indians as they're now sitting on four straight.

Sawyer Drury

Batters Struck Out

05/30/25 vs St. Bede	15
05/27/25 vs Canton	10
05/23/25 vs Riverdale	7
05/21/25 vs Knoxville	11
05/16/25 @ Metamora	8
+ 10 more games

Sawyer Drury made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

In other batting news, Layla Hersemann was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.

Brimfield's victory bumped their record up to 33-3. As for St. Bede, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-13 record this season.

Brimfield will square off against Beecher at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Indians' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bobcats have averaged an impressive 9.7 runs per game this season. St. Bede does not have any more games scheduled as of now.