Softball Recap: Sheldon Extends Winning Streak to Five

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Previous 5 Games

05/16/25 vs South Eugene	10-0
05/16/25 vs South Eugene	11-1
05/13/25 @ South Salem	15-4
05/10/25 vs Roseburg	2-1
05/10/25 vs Roseburg	2-1

Sheldon waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the South Eugene Axe a 10-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Irish have won by exactly ten runs.

Savannah McKibben and Soraya Dorsey were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, McKibben pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Dorsey pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. McKibben has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, McKibben went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Dorsey went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run. That's the most RBI McKibben has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jazmin Gallegos, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aspen Womack, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Sheldon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .516. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Sheldon's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-9. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for South Eugene, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-20.

Coming up, Sheldon will square off against McMinnville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for South Eugene, they will head out on the road to square off against Caldera at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Caldera has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.71 runs per game on average), something South Eugene will no doubt try to take advantage of.