Softball Recap: Brimfield Makes It 25 in a Row at Home

Indians

Margin (Wins)

04/15/25 @ Bushnell-Prairie City	19
04/03/25 vs Midwest Central/Illini Central	19
04/30/25 @ Illini West	16
04/16/25 vs Cuba/Spoon River Valley	15
03/26/25 vs Putnam County	15

With a playoff win on the line, Brimfield rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Knoxville Blue Bullets a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won 18 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

Sawyer Drury made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Brimfield let Kendyl Binder and Layni Linthicum run wild. Binder went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Linthicum went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs Linthicum has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Layla Hersemann, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Brimfield pushed their record up to 30-3 with the win, which was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Knoxville, the loss snapped their winning streak at 25 games and leaves them with a 27-6 record.

Coming up, Brimfield will be playing in front of their home fans against Riverdale at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Indians 1.1, the Rams 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Knoxville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.