Softball Recap: St. Mary's Academy Find Success

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 @ Cohen	22
03/10/25 vs Carver Collegiate Academy	17
02/27/25 vs New Orleans Charter Science & Math	17
03/17/25 vs McDonogh 35	16
04/11/25 vs St. Katharine Drexel	15

St. Mary's Academy's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They never let the St. Katharine Drexel Yellowjackets get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by ten runs or more this season.

Danielle Beard made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Those hits marked the first that she allowed this season. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Carin Marshall and Nave Batiste did most of the damage at the plate: Marshall went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI, while Batiste scored three runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-2. Those two hits gave Batiste a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Samia Siddiq, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.

St. Mary's Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.8.

St. Mary's Academy's win bumped their record up to 8-6-1. As for St. Katharine Drexel, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Mary's Academy will welcome South Plaquemines at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for St. Katharine Drexel, they will be playing in front of their home fans against New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.