After having their season cut short in 2020, a young Wisconsin softball team is finding their stride in 2021. Head coach Yvette Healy has known nothing but success in her 11 years at the helm of the program, but this year the Badgers got off to a difficult start with a young core.
In a Big Ten only 2021 season, the freshman Badgers are beginning to play their best softball at the right time. Playing at home in Madison this past weekend, Wisconsin took three games out of four against Iowa to improve to 8-16 on the year. The series ended on Sunday with true freshman Peyton Bannon, Wisconsin’s best hitter, finishing off Iowa with a walk-off double:
🚨IT'S A SUNDAY WALK OFF WIN FOR THE BADGERS! 🚨
Here's a l👀k at @PeytonBannon's monster hit to score @allymiklesh pic.twitter.com/Lhb3uI25dN— Wisconsin Softball (@BadgerSoftball) April 11, 2021
Up next, Wisconsin heads to Rutgers for another four-game weekend series beginning on Friday.