Softball Recap: Badger Has No Trouble Against Bristol

Braves

Margin (Wins)

04/02/26 vs Bristol	15
04/21/26 @ Mathews	12
04/08/26 vs Lordstown	11
05/04/26 @ Bristol	10
04/17/26 @ Windham	10

Badger won the last time they faced Bristol and things went their way on Monday too. The Braves put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 11-1 win. Considering the Braves have won nine contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Samantha Bradbury made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two runs and one RBI.

In other batting news, Kyleigh Hall was incredible, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Madison Lindus was another key player, going 1-for-4 with four stolen bases and three runs.

Badger was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They are 7-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The victory made it two in a row for Badger and bumps their season record up to 9-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Bristol, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Badger will square off against rival Grand Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Bristol is set to take on their familiar foe Harding at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.