Softball Recap: Walnut Wins Going Away Against Pine Grove

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

02/22/25 @ Hickory Flat	19
04/11/25 vs Thrasher	13
03/22/25 @ Falkner	13
04/11/25 vs Thrasher	12
04/14/25 @ Pine Grove	10

It was a proper cat-fight when Walnut duked it out with Pine Grove on Monday. The Wildcats blew past the Panthers 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.

Brittan Dawkins was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Walnut let Baylee Spight and Addison Hicks run wild. Spight went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two doubles, while Hicks went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run was Spight's first of the season. Brailee Quinn was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4.

Walnut always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .536. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pine Grove only posted an OBP of .062.

Walnut has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Pine Grove, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-12.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Walnut will head out to challenge Thrasher at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wildcats are facing the Rebels at the right time seeing as the Rebels are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Pine Grove, they are taking a road trip to face off against Kossuth at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers will need to watch out since the Aggies have now posted at least ten runs in their last four contests.