Brynn Thayer shined on the mound.
Middleton’s bats came to life.
And the Cardinals’ girls softball team had a solid week, winning three of four games.
Middleton defeated River Valley, 12-2, on April 1, and downed Madison West, 16-0, in its Big Eight Conference opener on April 2. The Cardinals pounded Madison East, 11-1, on April 3, before falling to Madison Memorial, 5-0, last Saturday.
Middleton is now 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the Big Eight.
Here’s a recap of the Cardinals’ week:
• Middleton 12, River Valley 2 (6) — Brynn Thayer pitched five innings and allowed only four hits and two earned runs. Thayer threw only 65 pitches with 44 for strikes.
The game was stopped after six innings due to the 10-run mercy rule.
“Brynn was very efficient on the mound,” Middleton manager Perry Hibner said. “She does an outstanding job getting ahead of batters and trying to make them hit the pitch she wants them to hit.”