Softball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Santa Fe Trail

Chargers

Margin (Wins)

04/29/25 vs Wellsville	12
05/09/25 @ Anderson County	11
05/06/25 @ Baldwin	11
04/15/25 vs Osawatomie	11
04/15/25 vs Osawatomie	10

Santa Fe Trail had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Anderson County Bulldogs an 11-0 shutout. Considering the Chargers have won 11 matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Sydnee Sleichter made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Santa Fe Trail got a massive performance out of Brooke Neidhardt, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI. That's the most doubles Neidhardt has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Ellie Sowers, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

Santa Fe Trail kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in eight consecutive contests.

Santa Fe Trail pushed their record up to 20-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Anderson County, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Santa Fe Trail beat the Bulldogs by a score of 7-0 later that day.