Softball Recap: Tanque Verde Picks Up Tenth Straight Win at Home

Tanque Verde made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Rincon/University, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Tanque Verde Hawks' pitcher stepped up to hand the Rincon/University Rangers a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by eight runs or more this season.

Gabby Fukunaga made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base.

In other batting news, Aubrey Skaggs was excellent, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Julia Pratt was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

Hawks

Previous Games (Home)

03/20/25 vs Rincon/University	10-0
03/17/25 vs Marana	9-1
03/06/25 vs San Tan Foothills	20-0
02/27/25 vs Walden Grove	5-2
04/24/24 vs Florence	15-0
+ 5 more games

Tanque Verde's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs over those games. As for Rincon/University, they moved to 4-7 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tanque Verde will head out to challenge Sahuaro at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sahuaro has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16 runs per game on average), something Tanque Verde will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Rincon/University, they will head out on the road to face off against Safford at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.