Softball Recap: Whitley County Has No Trouble Against Mccreary Central

By Team Reports May 5, 2025, 7:26pm

Softball Recap: Whitley County Colonels vs. McCreary Central Raiders

Whitley County's game on Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. Everything went their way against the McCreary Central Raiders as they made off with an 11-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Colonels in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won five in a row.

Caylee Singleton

Batters Struck Out

05/05/25 vs McCreary Central11
04/29/25 @ Corbin9
04/28/25 vs South Laurel3
04/24/25 @ Jackson County2
04/22/25 vs Clay County2
+ 16 more games

Caylee Singleton made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Payton Hurst was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Madi Rains, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Whitley County's record is now 14-18. As for McCreary Central, they dropped their record down to 6-11 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Coming up, Whitley County will challenge Barbourville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for McCreary Central, they will take on Pineville at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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