Softball Recap: Taylor Makes It Five in a Row on the Road

Yellowjackets

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 @ Finneytown	17
04/21/25 vs Madeira	16
04/11/25 @ Mariemont	15
04/16/25 @ Madeira	12
04/23/25 @ Reading	10

Taylor's game on Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They put the hurt on the Indian Hill Braves with a sharp 9-0 victory. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by seven runs or more this season.

Ellie Stafford made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 19 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.

In other batting news, Morgan Raugh was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Ferguson, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

Taylor hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Indian Hill struck out 18 times.

Taylor's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.2 runs on average over those games. As for Indian Hill, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-3.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Taylor beat the Braves by a score of 13-3 on Wednesday.