The Haven Wildcats will take on the Wellington Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Haven knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Wellington likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Haven got the win against Hesston by a conclusive 17-1. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Avery Brawner
| 05/09/25 @ Hesston | 6 |
| 05/09/25 @ Hesston | 9 |
| 05/05/25 @ Russell | 5 |
| 05/05/25 @ Russell | 6 |
| 04/28/25 vs Trinity Academy | 5 |
| + 7 more games |
Avery Brawner was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with one home run and three runs.
In other batting news, Haven got a massive performance out of Morgan O'Neal, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, five runs, and two RBI. Those five runs gave O'Neal a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Karlee Cooprider, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI and one double.
Haven was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. They are 17-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Wellington didn't have quite enough to beat Mulvane two weeks ago and fell 6-5. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Haven is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.7 runs over those games. As for Wellington, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
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