
Panthers
04/12/25 vs South Eugene | 23 |
03/24/25 vs Nelson | 16 |
04/12/25 vs South Eugene | 15 |
03/25/25 @ West Albany | 6 |
03/24/25 @ Century | 6 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Medford). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the South Eugene Axe a 23-0 shutout on Saturday. Considering the Panthers have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Ashlyn Cooper was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cooper was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Those runs marked the first that she scored this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dannika Ostvik, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Aubree Joe was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and three runs.
South Medford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .769. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
South Medford pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for South Eugene, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. South Medford is set to face off against their familiar foe Grants Pass on Tuesday. Meanwhile, South Eugene will challenge rival North Medford at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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