Softball Recap: Berlin Wins Going Away Against Maloney

Redcoats

Margin (Wins)

05/13/25 vs Platt	13
04/30/25 vs Bristol Central	12
04/23/25 vs Windsor	12
04/11/25 @ Edwin O. Smith	12
05/19/25 vs Maloney	11

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Berlin and Maloney have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Monday. The Redcoats were the clear victors by a 13-2 margin over the Spartans. The result was nothing new for the Redcoats, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.

Callie Jehning made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Julia Matan was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one double. Izzy Andersen was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Berlin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .629. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maloney only posted an OBP of .185.

Berlin's record is now 13-4. As for Maloney, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.

Berlin has already played their next contest, a 20-0 victory against New Britain on the 20th. Maloney has also already played their next match (against Middletown), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.