Softball Recap: West Point Has No Trouble Against Hanceville

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

03/06/25 vs Hanceville	15
04/01/25 vs Hanceville	10
03/26/25 vs Lynn	10
03/10/25 @ Cold Springs	10
03/10/25 @ Cold Springs	10

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Morristown-Hamblen East, West Point was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Hanceville Bulldogs as West Point made off with a 12-2 victory. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by seven runs or more this season.

Zailee Love and Kortni Baker made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Love didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Baker pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive appearances. At the plate, Love scored three runs while going 1-for-2, while Baker scored two runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs Baker has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lauren Wyndham, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted over her last 14 matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Katherine Yovino, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

West Point always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The win made it two in a row for West Point and bumps their season record up to 11-12. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Hanceville, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-13-1 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Point will venture away from home to take on Good Hope at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hanceville, they will head out to square off against Pennington at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hanceville is facing Pennington at the right time seeing as Pennington is stuck on a six-game losing streak.