Softball Recap: Adairsville Drops Season-High Score on Wheeler

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Adairsville). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wheeler Wildcats an 18-0 shutout on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Chloe Hill made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double.

In other batting news, Maddie Baggett was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lillianne Gunter, who went 1-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Tigers

Batting Average

08/23/25 @ Wheeler	47.6%
08/19/25 @ Gilmer	29%
08/18/25 vs LaFayette	12.5%
08/14/25 @ Calhoun	34.3%
08/11/25 vs Northwest Whitfield	45.5%
+ 30 more games

Adairsville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .476. The last time their batting average was this high was back in August of 2024.

The victory got Adairsville back to even at 4-4. As for Wheeler, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6.

Coming up, Adairsville will take on Gordon Central at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Wheeler, they will square off against North Paulding at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.