Softball Recap: D.H. Conley Finds Playoff Glory Versus Wake Forest

By Team Reports May 16, 2025, 8:20pm

Softball Recap: D.H. Conley Vikings vs. Wake Forest Cougars

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D.H. Conley extended their postseason success on Friday against Wake Forest. They never let the Cougars get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. This was a revenge game for the Vikings: when they faced off against the Cougars back in February, they had to take a 1-0 loss.

Kendall Howard

Batters Struck Out

05/16/25 @ Wake Forest10
05/15/25 vs Apex Friendship7
05/08/25 vs South View9
05/06/25 vs Jack Britt8
05/01/25 vs Northside - Jacksonville5
+ 18 more games

Not much got past Kendall Howard, who gave up just a hit and racked up ten Ks to keep Wake Forest off the board. Howard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 23 consecutive appearances.

At the plate, D.H. Conley secured the win behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Reagan Stocks, who went 2-for-3 with one run.

The victory (which was D.H. Conley's fifth in a row) raised their record to 21-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Wake Forest, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-2.

As of now, neither D.H. Conley nor the Cougars have any future games scheduled.

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