Softball Recap: Auburn Extends Winning Streak to Three

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

04/29/25 vs Riverton	15
03/24/25 @ Routt Catholic	15
04/15/25 vs New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly	13
03/18/25 @ North Mac	11
03/27/25 vs Hartsburg-Emden	10

Auburn extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday, bumping their season record up to 16-4 in the process. They were the clear victors by a 16-1 margin over the Riverton Hawks. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by seven runs or more this season.

Giada Sinclair and Meena Taylor made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Sinclair struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Taylor pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sinclair has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Sinclair went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI, while Taylor went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most runs Sinclair has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Piper Taylor was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three runs and one RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Wheatley, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Auburn always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .714. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverton only posted an OBP of .333.

As for Riverton, they are on a 16-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16. That's two games in a row now that they have lost by exactly 15 runs.

On Riverton's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kelsey Dalby, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Auburn will host Maroa-Forsyth at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Auburn's pitchers better be ready for this one: Maroa-Forsyth has averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Riverton, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly at 4:30 p.m.