Fox Valley Lutheran softball routs Waupaca to open ’25 campaign

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APPLETON – The Fox Valley Lutheran softball team finally got its season-opener in and rolled to a 16-0 victory over Waupaca on Thursday at Fox Valley Lutheran High School.

The Foxes scored seven times in the opening inning and added five more in the second to take control. FVL won the game in four innings via the 15-run rule.

Claire Pfrang, Natalie Bromm, Ava Martin, Nora Probst and Avery Steffes each had two hits for Fox Valley Lutheran, which finished with 14 in all. Bromm homered and scored three times in the victory.

Madison Babcock allowed just one hit with no walks and struck out 11 in a four-inning complete game for the Foxes.

FVL will play a nonconference game at Appleton North on Friday.

Foxes 16, Comets 0
Waupaca   000   0   –   0   1   3
Fox Valley Lutheran   750   4   –   16   14   0
WP: Madison Babcock. LP: Emmalee Beyersdorf.
SO: Beyersdorf (1 inn.) 0, Hailey Bechard (1 inn.) 0, Pankow (1 1/3 inn.) 0; Babcock 11. BB: Beyersdorf 1, Bechard 1, Pankow 1.
Top hitters: FVL, Claire Pfrang 2×3, 2 2Bs, 2 RBI; Babcock 2 runs; Natalie Bromm 2×3, HR, 3 runs; Olivia Fischer 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Ava Martin 2×2, 2B, 2 RBI; Nora Probst 2×2, 2 runs, RBI; Brianna Dahlke 2B, 2 RBI; Paige Leavitt 2 runs; Avery Steffes 2×2, 3B, 2 runs, 2 RBI.
Records: Waupaca 0-2 overall and North Eastern Conference; Fox Valley Lutheran 1-0 overall and North Eastern Conference.