Softball Recap: Friday's Victory Is Notre Dame's 11th in Last 12 Outings

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/11/25 @ Gunn	29
03/01/25 @ South Tahoe	21
03/01/25 @ Greenfield	13
04/15/25 @ Menlo-Atherton	12
05/07/25 @ Terra Nova	11

Notre Dame won against Terra Nova on Wednesday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Everything went the Tigers' way against the Sequoia Ravens as they made off with an 11-1 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.

Allison Lui and Caroline Zerella made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Lui didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Zerella pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lui has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances. At the plate, Lui went 2-for-4 with two RBI, while Zerella went 1-for-2 with two runs.

In other batting news, Hailey Truong and Skylar Loo did most of the damage at the plate: Truong went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Loo got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Eliana Crespin was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs.

Notre Dame always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sequoia only posted an OBP of .118.

Notre Dame is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Sequoia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9.

Coincidentally, Notre Dame and Sequoia will both be playing Menlo-Atherton the next time they take the field. The Tigers will host the Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, while the Ravens will host them at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.