JV Softball Round-Up
9/28/22
The Wesleyan Wolves Junior Varsity softball team finished their season on Wednesday with a 15-3 win over the Brookwood High School Broncos. The victory completed their season record at 8-2. Jessica Epps pitched all 4 innings striking out 8 hitters while surrendering only 1 earned run. Epps also collected 3 hits and 3 RBI in the game. Ava Green hit a double and a triple and drove home 2 runs. Leah Todd tallied 2 hits with an RBI. Alyssa Flood hit a long double that pushed 2 more across the plate. And Kendall Dettlinger is credited with a single with 2 RBI.
9/20/22
9/13/22
The JV Wolves dispatched Dawson Co. on the road 8-2. The girls were locked in a 1-0 duel with the Tigers through the first 4 innings, then the flood gates opened in the 5th inning. Jess Epps kept the Tigers at bay with a 5-inning outing inside the circle surrendering only 2 runs while striking out 13 batters. Kendall Dettlinger finished the Tigers off with a scoreless final inning along with some solid defensive work by Audrey Doss at 1B. MC Harrison logged the initial RBI on a bloop single in the 2nd inning, and then came through with a line drive double that split the gap in left center field to drive in 2 more. Ava Green then drove a ball into the rightfield corner to clear the bases to safely put the Wolves ahead 6-0.
9/7/22
9/1/22
8/27/22
The JV Wolves took two on Saturday, defeating East Forsyth 14-2 and Hart County 12-0!
8/23/22
8/17/22
8/9/22
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The Junior Varsity Wolves softball team dropped their game versus Chamblee last night by the score of 3-2. We battled back from a one-run deficit to take a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the 6th inning, but we surrendered 2 runs to Chamblee in the bottom of the 6th inning. Jessica Epps tallied 2 hits and had an RBI and Audrey Doss hit a double and had an RBI.
9/13/22
The JV Wolves dispatched Dawson Co. on the road 8-2. The girls were locked in a 1-0 duel with the Tigers through the first 4 innings, then the flood gates opened in the 5th inning. Jess Epps kept the Tigers at bay with a 5-inning outing inside the circle surrendering only 2 runs while striking out 13 batters. Kendall Dettlinger finished the Tigers off with a scoreless final inning along with some solid defensive work by Audrey Doss at 1B. MC Harrison logged the initial RBI on a bloop single in the 2nd inning, and then came through with a line drive double that split the gap in left center field to drive in 2 more. Ava Green then drove a ball into the rightfield corner to clear the bases to safely put the Wolves ahead 6-0.
9/7/22
The Junior Varsity softball team dropped their first game of the season tonight by the score of 4-0 to the Buford Wolves. Jessica Epps pitched courageously but too many mistakes in the field and not enough offense spelled defeat for the Wesleyan Wolves. The team has a 6-1 record on the year.
9/1/22
The Junior Varsity softball defeated Lumpkin County by the score of 7-2 yesterday. Ava Green recorded 2 hits and collected 3 RBI. Jessica Epps logged 4 innings pitched with 7 strikeouts.
8/27/22
The JV Wolves took two on Saturday, defeating East Forsyth 14-2 and Hart County 12-0!
8/23/22
The Junior Varsity Softball team were 4-1 victors today over the Cambridge Bears. Jessica Epps star shown brightly inside the circle by throwing 6 innings of 1-run ball allowing only 3 hits while striking out 8. Kendall Dettlinger came up with a big 2-run single to put the Wolves ahead in the second inning … a lead they would not relinquish. With the win, the JV Softball team is 3-0 on the season.
8/17/22
The Junior Varsity softball team picked up their second victory of the season today with a 15-1 victory over Dawson County. Jessica Epps pitch 3 scoreless and hitless innings to pick up the win inside the circle. Audrey Doss collected 3 RBI across the game while Ava Green, Epps, and Jackie Dwyer each tallied 2 hits. The Junior Varsity Wolves are 2-0 on the season.
8/9/22
The Wesleyan Wolves Junior Varsity softball team kicked off the 2022 softball season with a thrilling 5-4 victory at Cambridge High School. The Wolves led the entire game, but there were a number of close moments. Freshmen Jessica Epps was dominant inside the pitching circle as she threw 4 innings of 1-run ball while striking out 9 batters (8-in-a-row at one point). She is credited with the win. Kendall Dettlinger came in to pitch the final 3 innings scattering 3 hits and working around 3 walks. The Wolves received timely hitting from Jessica Epps in the 1st with a two-out single to drive in the first run of the game. Then freshmen Ava Green laced a double in the top of the fifth inning to plate 2 runs and break the 1-1 tie. Freshmen Alyssa Flood had the decisive hit in the top of the 7th inning when she led off the inning with a triple that bounced off the fence. Alyssa would come home to score the Wolves 5th run on a fielder’s choice which would secure the 5-4 victory.
