Softball Recap: West Port Wins Going Away Against Wildwood

Wolf Pack

Margin (Wins)

03/26/25 @ Poinciana	17
04/03/25 vs Wildwood	15
02/18/25 @ Wildwood	15
02/20/25 @ North Marion	12
03/03/25 vs First Academy	10

While West Port put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Wildwood. The Wolf Pack were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over the Wildcats. The result was nothing new for the Wolf Pack, who have now won seven matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

Alena Ishman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Reese Leslie was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rachael McCumber, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

West Port was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The victory made it two in a row for West Port and bumps their season record up to 7-10. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Wildwood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-10 record this season.

West Port will face off against Kathleen at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wolf Pack are facing the Red Devils at the right time seeing as the Red Devils are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Wildwood, they will challenge Lake Buena Vista at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.