Softball Recap: Santa Fe Trail Makes It 12 in a Row at Home

Chargers

Margin (Wins)

04/29/25 vs Wellsville	12
04/15/25 vs Osawatomie	11
04/15/25 vs Osawatomie	10
03/28/25 vs Perry-Lecompton	10
04/10/25 @ St. Marys	9

Santa Fe Trail had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wellsville Eagles a 12-0 shutout. Considering the Chargers have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Sydnee Sleichter was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

Sleichter wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gretchen Huizenga, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave Huizenga a new career-high.

Santa Fe Trail was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wellsville only posted a batting average of .188.

Santa Fe Trail's victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Wellsville, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-11.

Coincidentally, Santa Fe Trail and Wellsville will both be playing Baldwin the next time they take the field. The Eagles will host the Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, while the Chargers will head out to face them at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.