SHELBY – Another dominant outing in the circle for freshman Jayna Burmeister powered Shelby softball to another unbeaten outing with a sweep of North Muskegon Tuesday, April 15.
It started with a 12-2 victory for Shelby, where Burmeister pitched five straight innings without allowing a run. In fact, North Muskegon only managed to register two hits through the game’s entirety. A big part of that was Burmeister’s ability to rack up strikes, sitting down 15 batters.
Burmeister’s defense was coupled with impressive offense as well, as she led the Tigers with three hits in four at-bats. That included three runs batted in (RBI), which was only matched by fellow freshman Izzy Rudat. Rudat ended the game in the sixth inning, crushing a ball over the fence in left field for a home run.
Shelby’s offense as a whole was on fire in game one. Every batter that stepped up to the plate recorded at least one hit. Joining Burmeister in the multi-hit club for game one were Emma Stovall (two) and Jordan Wolting (two). Jaedyn Allen, Mary Winterhalter, Daniella Zarraga, Stella Springer and Elaina Davis each had one hit.
Burmeister did not exit the pitcher’s circle for game two, continuing to battle with the Norsemen in a 7-1 win. A complete seven-inning game for Burmeister in that contest resulted in 12 strikeouts against 27 batters faced, allowing just one hit and one run.
Once again, Burmeister led the Tigers on offense with a perfect 3-for-3 mark at the plate. That included two RBIs. Wolting led the team in RBIs, racking up three on two hits. Rudat and Davis were the only other Tigers to collect hits in game two.
Shelby softball now stands at 6-0 (4-0 WMC Rivers), marking a miraculous turnaround from 2024 where the Tigers failed to register a single win.
