After having lost a blowout in their previous game against South Laurel, Madison Southern was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They never let the Berea Pirates get on the board and left with a 16-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now won five in a row.
Madison Southern got a great performance from Belle Strunk as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Strunk has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Ashlyn Estep and Lexie Keener did most of the damage at the plate: Estep got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI, while Keener went 3-for-5 with two triples and five RBI. Those two triples gave Keener a new career-high. Katarina Ebert was another key player, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Eagles
| 05/19/25 @ Berea | 61% |
| 04/07/25 @ Nicholas County | 54.3% |
| 03/25/25 @ Western Hills | 51.2% |
| 03/24/25 vs Jackson County | 50% |
| 04/18/25 vs Wolfe County | 48.4% |
Madison Southern always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .610. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win got Madison Southern back to even at 13-13. As for Berea, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-12.
As of now, neither Madison Southern nor the Pirates have any future games scheduled.
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