Softball Recap: Oak Hill Sets Scoring Season-High Against Summers County

Red Devils

Team Score (Highest)

04/21/25 @ Summers County	21
04/18/25 @ Mount View	20
04/12/25 vs Summers County	19
04/12/25 vs Capital	14
04/02/25 vs South Charleston	14

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Hill). They were the clear victors by a 21-1 margin over the Summers County Bobcats on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now won seven in a row.

Kinzlee Dove and KK Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Dove pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Smith pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Dove got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Smith went 1-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Dove is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last six games she's played.

In other batting news, Sadie Branch was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Sophie Roles was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Oak Hill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .588. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.

Oak Hill pushed their record up to 11-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.7 runs over those games. As for Summers County, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

Oak Hill wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 17-2 victory against Richwood on the 22nd. As for Summers County, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 16-8 loss against Mount View on the 23rd.