Parkersburg South has won eight straight games at home, while University has won eight straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Patriots will welcome the Hawks at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Parkersburg South 2.5, University 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Parkersburg South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Hurricane, who was ranked first at the time (Parkersburg South was ranked ninth). The Patriots' pitcher stepped up to hand the Redskins a 5-0 shutout on Saturday. Give the Patriots' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Anniston Shelton
| 04/19/25 @ Hurricane | 19 |
| 04/17/25 vs John Marshall | 15 |
| 04/15/25 vs Wheeling Park | 16 |
| 04/07/25 @ Wheeling Park | 19 |
| 04/03/25 @ East Carter | 18 |
| + 6 more games |
Not much got past Anniston Shelton, who gave up just two hits and racked up 19 Ks to keep Hurricane off the board. Shelton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Parkersburg South's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Connley, who went 1-for-4 with one home run. Jaiden Vargas was another, going 2-for-3 with two runs.
Meanwhile, University didn't have quite enough to beat James Madison on Friday and fell 3-2.
University's loss dropped their record down to 13-3-1. As for Parkersburg South, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Parkersburg South has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 12 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like University struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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