Softball Recap: Oregon Snaps Four-Game Streak of Losses at Home

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

05/13/25 @ Lutheran	18
04/21/25 @ Byron	16
04/25/25 vs West Carroll	15
04/22/25 vs Lutheran	15
04/12/25 @ Lena-Winslow	13

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Oregon and Genoa-Kingston have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Hawks put the hurt on the Cogs with a sharp 11-3 win. Considering the Hawks have won 15 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Isabelle Berg spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 17 Ks.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Olivia Ortega, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Ella Dannhorn also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.

Oregon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Genoa-Kingston only posted an OBP of .353.

Oregon's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 20-10. As for Genoa-Kingston, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-20-1 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Oregon is set to square off against their familiar foe Stillman Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Genoa-Kingston will challenge rival Byron at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.