Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only North Myrtle Beach walked away with it. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the White Knoll Timberwolves on Friday.
Nealy Lockner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 17 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
In other pitching news, Sierra Bendik looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Sadie Olson was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiera Olson, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

Chiefs
05/09/25 vs White Knoll | 7-4 |
05/05/25 vs Goose Creek | 17-0 |
04/30/25 vs St. James | 1-0 |
04/16/25 vs Myrtle Beach | 10-0 |
North Myrtle Beach pushed their record up to 16-11 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for White Knoll, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-9-1.
Coming up, North Myrtle Beach will face off against Chapin at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. White Knoll does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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