Blue Devils
| 04/01/25 @ Campbell | 26 |
| 04/01/25 vs Campbell | 22 |
| 03/21/25 @ Sulphur Bluff | 21 |
| 03/01/25 vs Callisburg | 21 |
| 02/27/25 vs Tioga | 20 |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Celeste had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They beat the Trenton Tigers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-5. Considering the Blue Devils have won 18 matches by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Madilen Fronterhouse made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up five earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Morgan Nickell, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. MaddieClaire Park was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Celeste was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. They are 18-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The win (which was Celeste's sixth in a row) raised their record to 22-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Trenton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 16-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Celeste beat the Tigers by a score of 6-1 later that day.
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