Softball Recap: Michigan Lutheran Seminary Continues Road Dominance on Friday

Michigan Lutheran Seminary never let their opponents score on Friday. Everything went their way against the Carrollton Cavaliers as they made off with a 16-0 victory. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matches by six runs or more this season.

Ally Coffey and Addison Whitmer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Coffey struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Whitmer tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Coffey has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. At the plate, Coffey went 2-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Whitmer went 4-for-5 with four runs and five RBI. Those five RBI gave Whitmer a new career-high.

In other batting news, Michigan Lutheran Seminary got a big performance out of Sam Priem, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one stolen base. That's the most RBI Priem has posted over her last 17 games. Another player making a difference was Sydney Darling, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Michigan Lutheran Seminary was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .395. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .360 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Michigan Lutheran Seminary's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-8. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Carrollton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-17.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Michigan Lutheran Seminary beat the Cavaliers by a score of 19-0 later that day.