Softball Recap: Lee Beats Gateway Regional for Their Third Straight Victory

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

05/01/25 @ Gateway Regional	31
04/09/25 vs Amherst-Pelham Regional	23
04/15/25 @ Westfield Technical Academy	12
04/30/25 vs Westfield Technical Academy	10
04/28/25 vs Smith Vo-Tech	8

The matchup between Lee and Gateway Regional on Thursday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Gators with a sharp 31-0 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by eight runs or more this season.

Brianna Lynch was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with six RBI and two runs.

In other batting news, Lee got a massive performance out of Juliana Schuerer, who got on base in five of her six plate appearances with five runs and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Kayla Clark, who got on base in five of her six plate appearances with four runs and three RBI.

Lee always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .717. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The victory (which was Lee's third in a row) raised their record to 5-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Gateway Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.

Looking ahead, Lee will venture away from home to challenge Mount Everett Regional at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Wildcats' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Gateway Regional, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Westfield Technical Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.5 runs per game on average), something the Gators will no doubt try to take advantage of.