Softball Recap: D.H. Conley Drops Highest Score of Season Against Northside - Jacksonville

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask D.H. Conley). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs a 21-0 shutout on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Monarchs: they've now won eight in a row.

Kendall Howard

Batters Struck Out

05/01/25 vs Northside - Jacksonville	5
04/28/25 @ Bear Grass Charter	6
04/24/25 vs New Bern	21
04/19/25 vs South Lenoir	18
04/19/25 vs Ayden - Grifton	6
+ 14 more games

Kendall Howard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 19 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

In other batting news, Ava Gaddis and Timiya Pittman did most of the damage at the plate: Gaddis got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and two RBI, while Pittman went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Pittman a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Taylor Ulrich, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI.

D.H. Conley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .862. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

D.H. Conley's victory bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Northside - Jacksonville, they dropped their record down to 0-20 with the defeat, which was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season.

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