Woodland Regional faced Holy Cross in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Hawks' pitcher stepped up to hand the Crusaders a 6-0 shutout. The six-run effort marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Ella VanAlstyne made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
In other batting news, Caitlyn Braun was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kate Lisowski, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Hawks
| 04/17/25 vs Holy Cross | 6-0 |
| 04/14/25 vs Crosby | 24-0 |
| 06/08/24 vs Sheehan | 7-1 |
| 06/03/24 vs Oxford | 9-1 |
| 05/31/24 vs Plainville | 12-6 |
| + 2 more games |
Woodland Regional pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 9.1 runs thus far. As for Holy Cross, they moved to 4-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Woodland Regional will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Crusaders: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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