Softball Recap: Thunderbird Extends Home Winning Streak to Five

Titans

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 vs Moon Valley	22
02/27/25 vs Coronado	18
03/06/25 vs Dysart	16
03/25/25 @ Moon Valley	12
03/08/25 vs Round Valley	11

There's no place like home for Thunderbird, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the Goldwater Bulldogs on Monday as Thunderbird made off with an 11-2 win. Considering the Titans have won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Addison Hodge was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Rachel Cavanaugh and Brooke Casey did most of the damage at the plate: Cavanaugh went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double, while Casey scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. That's the most RBI Cavanaugh has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Tessa Mikulich, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Thunderbird pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Goldwater, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.

Thunderbird will have a chance to go back-to-back against Goldwater: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.