Softball Recap: Palmetto Snags Fourth Victory in Last Five Games

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

04/28/25 @ St. Joseph's Catholic	20
04/30/25 @ Southside Christian	18
04/29/25 vs Carolina Academy	15
03/25/25 vs Southside Christian	15
03/13/25 vs St. Joseph's Catholic	11

Palmetto's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Southside Christian Sabres an 18-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Halle Tompkins and Anna Nelms made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Tompkins tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Nelms tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Tompkins has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. At bat, Tompkins went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles, while Nelms went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave Tompkins a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Graelyn Adams, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Carrigan Holbert was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

Palmetto hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in 11 consecutive contests.

Palmetto has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.2 runs over those games. As for Southside Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-6.

Palmetto does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southside Christian, they will challenge St. Joseph's Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.