Softball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for South Medford

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/12/25 vs South Eugene	23
04/12/25 vs South Eugene	15
05/03/25 vs Sheldon	12
04/22/25 @ Sprague	12
05/06/25 @ South Eugene	10

South Medford had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They blew past the South Eugene Axe 11-1. Considering the Panthers have won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Luna Burns and Dannika Ostvik did most of the damage at the plate: Burns went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Ostvik went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Burns a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Sydney Butterfield, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs.

South Medford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in five consecutive matchups.

South Medford pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for South Eugene, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. South Medford will challenge rival Grants Pass at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, South Eugene is set to take on their familiar foe North Medford at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.