Softball Recap: Carlyle Wins Going Away Against Red Bud

Carlyle's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Red Bud Musketeers as they made off with a 9-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Indians/Lady Indians, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Ava Meyer

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/22/25 vs Red Bud	7
03/20/25 @ Father McGivney Catholic	4
04/17/25 vs Sparta	3
03/25/24 vs Mater Dei	3
03/26/25 vs New Athens	2

Ava Meyer was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyra Beckemeyer, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ella Rolfingsmeyer, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.

Carlyle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Red Bud only posted a batting average of .192.

Carlyle now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Red Bud, they moved to 10-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Coming up, Red Bud will square off against Columbia at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Carlyle will be paying especially close attention to the Musketeers' game: after the Musketeers face off against the Eagles, they'll take on Carlyle again at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.