Softball Recap: Friday's Win Is Patriot's Tenth in Last 11 Outings

Pioneers

Margin (Wins)

05/07/25 vs Unity Reed	20
05/09/25 @ Unity Reed	19
04/25/25 @ Osbourn	16
03/25/25 vs Osbourn	13
03/17/25 vs Woodbridge	11

Patriot barely beat Osbourn Park the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Pioneers were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Yellowjackets on Friday. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Natalie Stanton made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Patriot let Grace Wolf and Kiran Kapur run wild. Wolf went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Kapur went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Wolf a new career-high. Allison Day was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.

Patriot is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.1 runs over those games. As for Osbourn Park, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-7.

Coming up, Patriot is taking a road trip to challenge Battlefield at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Pioneers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bobcats have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season. Osbourn Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now.