Softball Recap: St. Anthony's Makes It 20 in a Row at Home

St. Anthony never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They came out on top against the St. Joseph Cadets by a score of 5-0. Winning may never get old, but the Friars sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

Not much got past Melissa Gordon, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep St. Joseph off the board. Gordon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Sarah Bielski and Nina Vandernoth did most of the damage at the plate: Bielski went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Vandernoth went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that Vandernoth has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Sophia Erker, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

St. Anthony's was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .385 or higher in three consecutive games.

Friars

Previous Games (Home)

04/15/25 vs St. Joseph	5-0
04/14/25 vs St. Dominic	18-0
04/09/25 vs Kellenberg Memorial	2-1
04/08/25 vs Sacred Heart Academy	10-2
03/31/25 vs St. John the Baptist	11-0
+ 15 more games

St. Anthony's pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for St. Joseph, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.

St. Anthony's wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Archbishop Molloy on the 17th. As for St. Joseph, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 6-0 victory against Warde on the 17th.