Softball Recap: Auburn Bulldogs vs. Southern/Diller-Odell
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Auburn). Everything went their way against Southern/Diller-Odell on Saturday as the Auburn Bulldogs made off with an 18-6 win. Considering the Bulldogs have won six contests by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Bree Wehenkel was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Cammie Hamann, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Auburn kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 13.2.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Auburn, bringing their record for this year to 11-4. As for Southern/Diller-Odell, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Auburn will challenge Fairbury on Tuesday. As for Southern/Diller-Odell, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Syracuse at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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