Softball Recap: University Takes Down Ranked Washington

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

04/10/26 vs Jefferson	11
04/23/26 @ Chartiers Valley	10
04/20/26 @ Wheeling Park	10
04/01/26 vs Edgewood	10
03/20/26 vs Mountain Ridge	10

University faced Washington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Hawks put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won 16 contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Sophia Lehosit made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Maddie Shaver and Adalyn Brown did most of the damage at the plate: Shaver got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, while Brown went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave Brown a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lexi Elza, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.

University is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Washington, they moved to 15-8 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

As of now, neither University nor the Patriots have any future games scheduled.