Softball Recap: St. John's Gets the Win

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. John). They blew past the Scott's Branch Eagles 15-1 on Friday.

KENNEDY MOORE

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/04/25 @ Scott's Branch	8
04/23/24 vs Baptist Hill	7
04/16/24 vs Cross	5
04/12/24 @ Palmetto Scholars Academy	5
04/09/24 @ Charleston Math & Science	5

KENNEDY MOORE was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.

In other batting news, TRINITIE SUTTON and MARY USHER did most of the damage at the plate: SUTTON scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while USHER scored three runs while going 2-for-4. NATALIA AVILA was another key player, scoring three runs while going 4-for-5.

St. John's always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .643. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

St. John's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Scott's Branch, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. John's will host Stall at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Scott's Branch, they will challenge Palmetto Scholars Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. This will be the Eagles' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.