Softball Recap: Emmett Sets Scoring Season-High Against Columbia

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Emmett). They blew past the Columbia Wildcats 20-2 on Wednesday. The Huskies haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.

Natalie Goslin

Batters Struck Out

04/02/25 @ Columbia	10
03/28/25 @ Nampa	3
03/22/25 vs Meridian	1
03/22/25 @ Borah	4
05/11/24 vs Skyview	1
+ 3 more games

Natalie Goslin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.

In other batting news, Ireland Riley was incredible, scoring five runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. That stolen base marked the first that she snagged this season. Another player making a difference was Lydia Andrews, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.

Emmett always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .689. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Emmett's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-7. As for Columbia, they are on a 28-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Looking ahead, Emmett will venture away from home to face off against Caldwell at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Huskies' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cougars have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Columbia, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, an 18-0 loss against Bishop Kelly on the 3rd.