Softball Recap: West-Oak Wins Going Away Against Pendleton

There's no place like home for West-Oak, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They put the hurt on the Pendleton Bulldogs with a sharp 14-0 win on Wednesday. That looming 14-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Warriors yet this season.

Abi Blackwell

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/30/25 vs Pendleton	4
03/03/25 vs Wren	3
04/22/25 vs Walhalla	2
03/25/25 vs Pendleton	2
03/08/25 vs Wren	2

Abi Blackwell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, West-Oak got a big performance out of Brylee Whitfield, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one double. That's the most RBI Whitfield has posted since back in March. Teagan Whitfield was another key player, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

West-Oak always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

West-Oak has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Pendleton, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-12.

West-Oak wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 13-11 win against Crescent on the 2nd. Pendleton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.