Softball Recap: Maplewood Continues Home Dominance on Wednesday

Rockets

Margin (Wins)

04/16/25 vs Windham	17
04/09/25 vs Harding	17
04/12/25 @ United	15
04/23/25 vs Bristol	13
04/14/25 @ St. John	10

Maplewood's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Rootstown on Wednesday. The Rockets never let the Bristol Panthers get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.

Addison Marker was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hayley Flinner, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Katie Wear, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.

Maplewood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bristol only posted an OBP of .211.

Maplewood's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.9 runs over those games. As for Bristol, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Maplewood will venture away from home to take on Chalker at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Rockets will need to watch out since the Wildcats have now posted at least ten runs in their last three contests. As for Bristol, they will head out to square off against Harding at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Panthers are facing the Skippers at the right time seeing as the Skippers are stuck on an eight-game losing streak.