Softball Recap: Baird Makes It Five in a Row at Home

Bears

Margin (Wins)

03/15/25 @ Santa Anna	19
03/22/25 @ Jayton	15
03/06/25 @ Trent	14
04/15/25 vs Hamlin	11
03/22/25 @ Jayton	10

Baird's game two weeks ago was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 16-5 margin over the Hamlin Pied Pipers. Considering the Bears have won five games by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

The team relied heavily on Cassidy Lucas, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and four runs while going 3-for-3. She has been hot, having also posted at least one stolen base the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Raelyn Goodwin, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.

Lucas wasn't the only one making solid contact: Baird kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hamlin only managed six hits.

Baird pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Hamlin, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 9-10.

Baird will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Pied Pipers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.