Softball Recap: Dunlap Wins Going Away Against Galesburg

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

05/27/25 vs Galesburg	17
05/13/25 @ Canton	13
04/08/25 vs Pekin	12
05/12/25 vs Illinois Valley Central	10
04/24/25 @ Morton	9

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Dunlap had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Galesburg Silver Streaks as they made off with a 17-0 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matchups by six runs or more this season.

Kaitlyn Atkinson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one triple and one RBI. That triple was her first of the season.

In other batting news, Rachel Mies and Lexi Hamer did most of the damage at the plate: Mies got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI, while Hamer got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Claire Morris was another key player, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Dunlap was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Galesburg only posted a batting average of .000.

Dunlap pushed their record up to 27-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Galesburg, they are on a 39-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-34.

As of now, neither Dunlap nor the Silver Streaks have any future games scheduled.