Softball Recap: Badger Wins Going Away Against Lordstown

Braves

Margin (Wins)

04/28/25 @ Harding	15
04/24/25 @ Windham	13
04/17/25 vs Harding	13
03/24/25 @ Brookfield	13
05/07/25 @ Lordstown	8

Badger won the last time they faced Lordstown and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Braves were the clear victors by a 14-6 margin over the Red Devils. Considering the Braves have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Samantha Bradbury made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, Autumn Yesko was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. She also put up a double, which was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Kyleigh Hall, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Badger was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .567. They are 7-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Badger has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Lordstown, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.

Coming up, Badger will host Bloomfield at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Cardinals have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.09 runs per game on average), something the Braves will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lordstown, they will head out to challenge Chalker at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.