Softball Recap: St. Dominic Wins Going Away Against Richmond

Saints

Margin (Wins)

04/28/25 @ Old Orchard Beach	16
05/16/25 @ Sacopee Valley	14
05/21/25 vs Valley	11
06/12/25 vs Richmond	10
05/17/25 vs Maine Central Institute	10

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Dominic had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Richmond Bobcats as they made off with an 11-1 win. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Madeline Andrews spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, St. Dominic let Emily Andrews and Piper Croteau run wild. Andrews went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Croteau got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. Those three stolen bases gave Croteau a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Croteau, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

St. Dominic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The victory made it two in a row for St. Dominic and bumps their season record up to 12-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Richmond, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.

St. Dominic will take on North Yarmouth Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Saints will need to watch out since the Panthers have now posted at least ten runs in their last four contests. Richmond does not have any more games scheduled as of now.