Softball Recap: Columbia Wins Going Away Against Clearview

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

04/11/25 @ Clearview	24
04/22/25 @ Oberlin	19
04/09/25 vs Brooklyn	19
04/04/25 @ Cleveland Central Catholic	18
04/24/25 vs Clearview	15

Columbia won the last time they faced Clearview and things went their way on Thursday too. The Raiders put the hurt on the Clippers with a sharp 16-1 victory. Considering the Raiders have won eight games by more than ten runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Sadie Schulke was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted over her last seven matches. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.

In other batting news, Columbia got a massive performance out of Kaitlyn Miller, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Miller has posted over her last 12 contests. Bree Heidecker was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs.

Columbia hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clearview struck out eight times.

The win made it two in a row for Columbia and bumps their season record up to 10-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Clearview, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-11.

Coming up, Columbia will take on Norwayne at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Raiders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bobcats have averaged an impressive 12.5 runs per game this season. As for Clearview, they will square off against Medina Christian Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.