Softball Recap: Pamlico County Snags Tenth Victory in Last 12 Games

Hurricanes

Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 @ Lejeune	20
04/02/25 @ Southside	19
03/21/25 vs Lejeune	15
04/01/25 vs Southside	12
03/07/25 vs West Craven	11

Pamlico County lost a heartbreaker the last time they played East Carteret, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Thursday's contest. The Hurricanes were the clear victors by a 14-4 margin over the Mariners on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Hurricanes, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Kylee Morris was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, Hailey Shamblin was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with one triple, one run, and one double. Taylor McHenry was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.

Pamlico County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in 12 consecutive games.

Pamlico County has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for East Carteret, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-9.

Coming up, Pamlico County will welcome Bear Grass Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for East Carteret, they will head out to square off against Croatan at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cougars' pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so the Mariners' hitters will have their work cut out for them.