Softball Recap: Stevens Point Wins High-Profile Game Against Kimberly

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 @ Wausau East	16
04/14/25 @ Menasha	13
04/15/25 vs Merrill	11
04/21/25 vs De Pere	10
04/03/25 @ New London	7

Stevens Point faced Kimberly in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 13-7 margin over the Papermakers. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Aubree Itzen and Kaitlyn Klismith did most of the damage at the plate: Itzen went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Klismith went 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI. Those four runs gave Klismith a new career-high. Lavelle Canfield also deserves some recognition as she got her first hits of the season.

Stevens Point has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 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 Kimberly, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 8-2 record.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Stevens Point will square off against Merrill at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Kimberly, they will face off against Neenah at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Rockets' pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so the Papermakers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.