Softball Recap: Seaforth Wins Going Away Against Northwood

Seaforth made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Northwood, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Seaforth Hawks were the clear victor by a 24-4 margin over the Northwood Chargers on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Hawks' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Emma Grace Hill and Cami Brinkley made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Hill struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Brinkley tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance gave Hill a new career-low in hits. At bat, Hill scored five runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5, while Brinkley scored three runs while going 1-for-4. What's more, Hill posted three RBI, the most she's had since back in April of 2024.

Emma Stong

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/11/25 @ Northwood	4
03/25/24 @ Graham	3
03/18/24 @ Apex Friendship	3
04/26/24 vs Bartlett Yancey	2
04/10/24 vs Green Level	2

In other batting news, Seaforth got a massive performance out of Emma Stong, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. The dominant performance gave Stong a new career-high in RBI. Blair Hill was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.

Seaforth was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .405. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northwood only posted a batting average of .211.

Seaforth now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Northwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Seaforth will host Lee County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Seaforth is facing Lee County at the right time seeing as Lee County is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Northwood, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Chapel Hill at 6:00 p.m. Chapel Hill has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.8 runs per game on average), something Northwood will no doubt try to take advantage of.