Harding had lost ten straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 0-6 to make it 11. They came up short against the Badger Braves, falling 16-3. If the Skippers were looking for revenge after losing 15-3 to the Braves when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Badger, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-4. Considering they have won three matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For Badger's part, Samantha Bradbury was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Bradbury has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyleigh Hall, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Madison Lindus, who went 1-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Harding is set to take on their familiar foe Bloomfield at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Badger will square off against rival Chalker at 3:00 p.m. on Monday.
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