Softball Recap: Conway Takes Down Westwood in a Playoff Battle

It's playoff time, and Conway had no trouble coming through when it counted. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 win over the Westwood Redhawks on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted since April 11th.

Olivia Drew

Batters Struck Out

05/05/25 vs Westwood	5
05/01/25 vs Waccamaw	8
04/30/25 vs Andrews	8
04/28/25 @ Socastee	6
04/14/25 vs Carolina Forest	6
04/09/25 vs Socastee	7

Olivia Drew made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up six earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.

In other batting news, Brandy Smith was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Cayden Black was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Conway was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in five consecutive matchups.

Conway is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Westwood, they dropped their record down to 6-19 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Coming up, Conway will take on St. James at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 3.9, the Sharks 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Westwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.