Softball Recap: Orthopaedic Wins Going Away Against Annenberg

Vipers

Margin (Wins)

04/21/25 @ Downtown Magnets	34
04/23/25 @ Annenberg	22
04/11/25 @ Jefferson	18
04/03/25 @ Animo Bunche	15
03/18/25 @ Santee	14

Orthopaedic got themselves on the board against Annenberg on Wednesday, but Annenberg never followed suit. They blew past the Panthers 22-0. The Vipers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by nine runs or more this season.

Brianna Ramirez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last seven games she's played.

In other batting news, Natalie Garcia was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Elizabeth Ajin, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with six stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

Orthopaedic hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive contests.

Orthopaedic has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Annenberg, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.

Looking ahead, Orthopaedic will square off against Bernstein at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Annenberg, they will challenge Central City Value at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Jaguars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.33 runs per game on average), something the Panthers will no doubt try to take advantage of.