Softball Recap: Bethel Has No Trouble Against Lehman Catholic

Bees

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 vs Troy Christian	20
04/09/25 @ Lehman Catholic	16
05/08/25 @ Troy Christian	15
05/09/25 vs Lehman Catholic	10
04/12/25 vs Greenon	8

Bethel won the last time they faced Lehman Catholic and things went their way on Friday too. The Bees were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Cavaliers. The result was nothing new for the Bees, who have now won six matches by eight runs or more so far this season.

Addie Etherington was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Allie Sheen was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April. Ryleigh Fisher was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double.

Bethel was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in five consecutive contests.

Bethel has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Lehman Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Bethel will take on rival Milton-Union at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Lehman Catholic is set to square off against their familiar foe Troy Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.