Softball Recap: Pickens Takes a Loss
By Team Reports
May 17, 2025, 10:06am
Softball Recap: Pickens Blue Flame vs. Fountain Inn Fury
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pickens can now relate to. They fell just short of the Fountain Inn Fury by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Blue Flame have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sophie Duzan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on four hits.

Kylie Thornall
05/17/25 vs Fountain Inn | 1 |
05/15/25 vs York | 1 |
05/13/25 vs Wren | 4 |
05/08/25 vs Wren | 1 |
05/06/25 vs Berea | 4 |
05/01/25 @ Travelers Rest | 1 |
On the hitting side, Pickens saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Thornall, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base. Thornall has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played.
Pickens' loss dropped their record down to 18-3. As for Fountain Inn, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
As of now, neither Pickens nor Fountain Inn have any future games scheduled.
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