Softball Recap: Taft Wins Going Away Against Amundsen

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

04/16/25 vs Payton College Prep	15
04/12/25 vs Northside	15
04/28/25 @ Amundsen	13
04/22/25 @ Hancock	13
04/26/25 @ Whitnall	10

Taft never let their opponents score on Monday. They put the hurt on the Amundsen Vikings with a sharp 13-0 victory. Considering the Eagles have won nine games by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Michaela Power was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Mia Perez was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Morgan Eccarius was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Taft always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Amundsen only posted an OBP of .190.

Taft has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Amundsen, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-8.

Coming up, Taft will venture away from home to take on Andrew at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Amundsen, they will welcome Resurrection at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.