Softball Recap: Tri-County Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Tri-County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past the Northland Lutheran Wildcats 12-1 on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Penguins considering their two-run performance the game before.

Paitton Rothermel

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/15/25 vs Northland Lutheran	4
04/04/25 vs Rosholt	2
05/16/24 vs Marion	2
04/26/24 vs Pittsville	2
04/11/25 @ Hilbert	1

Paitton Rothermel made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Rothermel was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaila Foster, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Jaycie Sanchez, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one run.

Tri-County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .639. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northland Lutheran only posted an OBP of .200.

Tri-County's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 13.3 runs this season. As for Northland Lutheran, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Tri-County wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 15-4 loss against Wild Rose on the 17th. As for Northland Lutheran, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 9-5 victory against Colby on the 22nd.