Softball Recap: Wood River Snags Sixth Win in Last Eight Games

Wolverines

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 @ Minico	17
04/17/25 @ Minico	11
04/22/25 vs Mountain Home	10
04/05/25 vs Sugar-Salem	8
04/04/25 vs South Fremont	8

While Wood River put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Mountain Home. The Wolverines put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 10-0 win. The Wolverines might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Makinzie Nelson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Rebecca Atienza was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Emmalese Nilsen, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.

Wood River always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain Home only posted an OBP of .333.

Wood River is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Mountain Home, they dropped their record down to 6-11 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Wood River will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tigers: the pair will be back at it again later today.