Softball Recap: Maplewood Victorious

Rockets

Margin (Wins)

04/16/25 vs Windham	17
04/09/25 vs Harding	17
04/28/25 @ Grand Valley	15
04/12/25 @ United	15
04/23/25 vs Bristol	13

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Geneva, Maplewood was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They never let the Grand Valley Mustangs get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Rockets have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Addison Marker made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and one double. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Emily Perline looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Claire Urchek, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Raegan Krieg, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Maplewood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grand Valley only posted an OBP of .222.

Maplewood's record now sits at 12-2. As for Grand Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Maplewood is set to challenge their familiar foe Mathews at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rockets 2.4, the Mustangs 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Grand Valley will take on rival Badger at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.