Golden Flashes
| 04/28/25 vs Liberty | 16 |
| 05/07/25 vs Newton Falls | 15 |
| 04/09/25 @ Brookfield | 15 |
| 04/04/25 vs Jefferson Area | 13 |
| 04/28/25 @ Liberty | 12 |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Champion walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Poland Seminary Bulldogs on Saturday as they made off with a 9-1 win. Considering the Golden Flashes have won 18 matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Gabrielle Gradishar made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 19 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taylor Rouan, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ava Sylvester, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Champion and bumps their season record up to 20-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Poland Seminary, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-13 record this season.
Champion will take on South Range at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Golden Flashes will need to watch out since the Raiders have now posted at least ten runs in their last eight contests. Poland Seminary does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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