Softball Recap: Thompson Has No Trouble Against Harvey

Tommies

Margin (Wins)

04/26/25 @ Harvey	15
04/22/25 @ Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg	11
04/04/25 @ Valley City	11
04/04/25 @ Des Lacs-Burlington	7
04/04/25 @ Des Lacs-Burlington	7

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Velva/Drake/Anamoose, Thompson was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Harvey Hornets with a sharp 16-1 win. Considering the Tommies have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Abigail Olson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and two RBI. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kya Hurst, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That home run was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Mya Warcken, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Thompson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in six consecutive contests.

Thompson's record is now 6-2. As for Harvey, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.

Coming up, Thompson is taking a road trip to face off against Larimore at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Harvey, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Carrington at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.