
Eagles
05/28/25 vs Cuyahoga Heights | 16 |
04/29/25 @ South Central | 16 |
03/25/25 vs Wellington | 16 |
04/14/25 vs Plymouth | 15 |
05/13/25 @ New London | 14 |
Monroeville extended their postseason success on Wednesday against Cuyahoga Heights. They blew past the Red Wolves 17-1. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won 18 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Veanna Helmstetter made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs.
In other batting news, Taryn Tyler and Madison Reiber did most of the damage at the plate: Tyler went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base, while Reiber went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. That's the most stolen bases Reiber has posted since back in April. Payton Weilnau was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Monroeville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .536. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in six consecutive matches.
Monroeville is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.1 runs over those games. As for Cuyahoga Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Looking ahead, Monroeville will take on Mathews at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.2, the Mustangs 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Cuyahoga Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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