Softball Game Preview: Fort Wayne Snider Panthers vs. Carroll Chargers

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2025, 12:31am

Softball Preview: Fort Wayne Snider Panthers vs. Carroll Chargers

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Fort Wayne Snider is 0-10 against Carroll since May of 2016 but things could change on Wednesday. The Panthers will host the Chargers at 5:30 p.m. Fort Wayne Snider is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

Fort Wayne Snider's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 22-0 margin over Fort Wayne North Side. The Panthers have beaten the Legends the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Legends has come to flipping the script.

Ameera Kummer

Hits (Career)

04/29/25 @ Fort Wayne North Side5
05/17/24 vs Fort Wayne North Side3
05/02/24 vs Homestead3
04/26/25 @ Wawasee2
05/20/24 vs Carroll2

Ameera Kummer and Makayla Stone were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Kummer tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Stone struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Kummer has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Kummer went a perfect 5-for-5 with five runs, six RBI, and two stolen bases, while Stone went 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those five hits gave Kummer a new career-high.

In other batting news, Fort Wayne Snider let Ella Houser and Gabrielle O'Neill run wild. Houser got on base in all five of her plate appearances with five runs and two RBI, while O'Neill went 3-for-5 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four RBI gave O'Neill a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lily Ryan, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

Fort Wayne Snider kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.2.

The home team had won the previous four meetings between Carroll and Leo, and Leo kept the tradition alive. The Chargers fell just short of the Lions by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Chargers couldn't push the score so high this time.

Carroll saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Schultz, who went 1-for-4 with one home run. That home run was Schultz's first of the season.

Fort Wayne Snider picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 2-8. As for Carroll, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-2 record.

Fort Wayne Snider suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Carroll when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.

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