Pioneers
| 03/17/26 @ Midland | 17 |
| 03/30/26 vs Erath | 16 |
| 03/26/26 @ Welsh | 16 |
| 03/09/26 vs Crowley | 16 |
| 04/08/26 @ Jennings | 15 |
Notre Dame extended their winning streak to 11 on Friday, bumping them up to 28-2. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Beau Chene Gators a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Pioneers, who have now won 24 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Madaline Johnson got the start for Notre Dame and what a start it was: she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Johnson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Valerie Brown and Kenley Sonnier did most of the damage at the plate: Brown got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Sonnier got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. Those three stolen bases gave Sonnier a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Teare, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Notre Dame always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .520 or higher in five consecutive contests.
As for Beau Chene, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-6. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for they, who until this game were averaging 4.05 runs allowed.
On Beau Chene's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Patin, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Notre Dame will challenge Sulphur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Beau Chene, they will take on Plainview at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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