Softball Recap: Bishop Foley Wins Going Away Against Lutheran Northwest

Ventures

Margin (Wins)

05/15/25 @ Cabrini	18
05/15/25 @ Cabrini	16
03/27/25 vs Cardinal Mooney Catholic	16
04/29/25 vs Richard	14
05/31/25 vs Lutheran Northwest	9

With a playoff win on the line, Bishop Foley rose to the challenge on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Lutheran Northwest Crusaders with a sharp 14-5 victory. The Ventures might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by six runs or more this season.

Sasha Walker made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, one run, and one double. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Leah Rovner and Zemma Kenny did most of the damage at the plate: Rovner went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Kenny went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave Kenny a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Behnke, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.

Bishop Foley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Bishop Foley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Lutheran Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.

As of now, neither Bishop Foley nor the Crusaders have any future games scheduled.