Softball Recap: St. Paul Has No Trouble Against St. Anthony

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Previous Games

04/30/25 - Home	14-3 W
04/01/25 - Away	18-1 W
03/27/25 - Home	9-0 W
03/14/24 - Home	12-2 W
03/12/24 - Away	8-6 W
+ 5 more games

St. Paul won the last time they faced St. Anthony and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Swordsmen blew past the Saints 14-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Swordsmen.

St. Paul got a great performance from Gianelle Napoles as she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aleena Gutierrez, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Kailee Mejia was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.

St. Paul always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The win got St. Paul back to even at 12-12. As for St. Anthony, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Paul will welcome Paraclete at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The Swordsmen will need to watch out since the Spirits have now posted at least ten runs in their last eight contests. As for St. Anthony, they will be playing at home against Bishop Amat at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Lancers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.68 runs per game on average), something the Saints will no doubt try to take advantage of.