Softball Recap: Corvallis Comes Up Short

Corvallis extended their losing streak to three on Monday, dropping them down to 7-11. They fell 9-5 to the Silverton Foxes. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Foxes this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 23-8 back in April.

Leah Childress

Stolen Base

05/04/26 vs Silverton	2
04/29/26 @ West Albany	2
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Leah Childress made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Maddie Gault was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

As for Silverton, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games.

On Silverton's side, Brynnlee Dalisky made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Dalisky was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lily Bennett, who went 3-for-5 with two runs and one RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexington Rains, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Coming up, Corvallis will take on Dallas at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Dragons' pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so the Spartans' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Silverton has already played their next contest (against West Albany), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.