Softball Recap: Celeste Comes Up Short

Celeste entered their game against North Hopkins on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Blue Devils took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. The Blue Devils were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.

Madilen Fronterhouse

Batters Struck Out

04/08/25 vs North Hopkins	8
04/01/25 vs Campbell	6
03/28/25 vs Cooper	12
03/25/25 @ Cooper	10
03/21/25 @ Sulphur Bluff	6
+ 2 more games

Madilen Fronterhouse put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

In other batting news, Morgan Nickell was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

Celeste suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 16-8. As for North Hopkins, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-2.

While Celeste had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.