Softball Recap: Black River Drops Season-High Score on Oberlin

Pirates

Team Score (Highest)

04/23/25 @ Oberlin	18
04/15/25 vs Clearview	15
04/22/25 vs Brookside	14
04/12/25 @ Smithville	14
04/07/25 @ Brookside	14

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Black River). They never let the Oberlin Phoenix get on the board and left with an 18-0 win on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Phoenix: they've now won six in a row.

Rebekah Miller was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Miller was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, Black River got a massive performance out of Remi Dieter, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. What's more, Dieter posted two hits, the most she's had since back in March. Another player making a difference was Mallory Eckert, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Black River always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.

Black River's record now sits at 10-5. As for Oberlin, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

Coming up, Black River will be playing at home against Waynedale at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Pirates' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Golden Bears have averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Oberlin, they will head out to square off against Firelands at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.