Softball Recap: Oregon Beats Ashton-Franklin Center for Their 11th Straight Victory

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

04/21/25 @ Byron	16
04/25/25 vs West Carroll	15
04/22/25 vs Lutheran	15
04/12/25 @ Lena-Winslow	13
04/05/25 @ Jefferson	12

Oregon waltzed into their matchup on Monday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders an 11-0 shutout. Considering the Hawks have won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Oregon got a great performance from Emma Schlichtmann as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Schlichtmann a new career-high.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Olivia Ortega, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Abree Barker was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Oregon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ashton-Franklin Center only posted a batting average of .062.

Oregon pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Ashton-Franklin Center, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 13 of their last 14 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-20 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oregon will square off against Winnebago at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Hawks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Indians have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Ashton-Franklin Center, they will take on Polo at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Marcos have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.71 runs per game on average), something the Raiders will no doubt try to take advantage of.