Softball Recap: Maumee's Luck Changes for the Better on Wednesday

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 vs Fostoria	17
04/30/25 @ Fostoria	15
04/16/25 @ Genoa Area	13
04/11/25 vs Liberty Center	11
03/27/25 vs Perkins	10

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Springfield, Maumee was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fostoria Redmen a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Hannah Ruiz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs and one RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Autumn Gugger, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since April 1st. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Coutcher, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs.

Maumee always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .684. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Maumee moved to 9-9 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Fostoria, their loss was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-14.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Maumee will face off against rival Rossford at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Fostoria is set to square off against their familiar foe Otsego at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.