Softball Recap: Lindsey Bainey Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Williamsburg

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

04/29/25 @ Williamsburg	17
03/28/25 @ Portage	17
03/25/25 vs Williamsburg	15
04/17/25 vs Mount Union	10
03/31/25 vs Cambria Heights	10

West Branch won the last time they faced Williamsburg and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Warriors never let the Blue Pirates get on the board and left with a 17-0 win. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Isabella Nelson was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Nelson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, West Branch got a massive performance out of Lindsey Bainey, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Layla Thompson, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.

West Branch was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .476. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.

West Branch's record is now 11-2. As for Williamsburg, they dropped their record down to 0-13 with the loss, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. West Branch is set to take on their familiar foe Curwensville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Williamsburg will face off against rival Glendale at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.