Eagles
| 05/24/25 @ Proviso East | 22 |
| 04/30/25 vs Proviso East | 15 |
| 05/23/25 @ Willowbrook | 14 |
| 04/22/25 vs ITW David Speer Academy | 13 |
| 03/29/25 @ DeKalb | 12 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leyden). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Proviso East Pirates a 22-0 shutout on Saturday. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Elise Bertsche made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gianna Olan, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Abigail Cortez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Leyden kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are 7-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
The victory made it two in a row for Leyden and bumps their season record up to 13-15. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for Proviso East, they dropped their record down to 1-19 with the loss, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
As of now, neither Leyden nor the Pirates have any future games scheduled.
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