Softball Recap: Princeton Finds Home Field Redemption Against Orion

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

04/26/25 vs Fieldcrest	15
05/02/25 vs Orion	12
04/29/25 vs Mendota	12
04/10/25 @ Newman Central Catholic	10
03/21/25 vs Illinois Valley Central	10

There's no place like home for Princeton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They blew past the Orion Chargers 14-2 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Princeton got a massive performance out of Kelsea Klingenberg, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases Klingenberg has posted over her last ten contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Keely Lawson, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

Princeton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .656. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Princeton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Orion, they dropped their record down to 8-17 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Coming up, Princeton will take on Mendota at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Orion, they have already played their next match, an 11-1 win against Forreston on the 3rd.