LUGOFF – The Westwood softball team defeated A.C. Flora 7-4 Friday night but fell 7-0 at Lugoff-Elgin Tuesday. The Redhawks banged out 11 hits against the Falcons Friday. Azaria Belton homered and had two hits and an RBI. Izzy Ridgeway had two doubles and an RBI. Anna Graves went 2-for-4 with a double. Makayla Drakeford […]
WHS beats PAC, falls to Gray, Flora
March 23, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood softball team defeated Providence 12-2 Thursday, fell 12-0 at Gray Collegiate Monday, and lost 10-2 to Region 5-4A opponent A.C. Flora Tuesday. Leading 6-2 going into the seventh inning Thursday, the Redhawks tallied 6 runs in the top of the seventh to seal the win over the Panthers. Azaria Belton, Jada […]
Redhawks blast RNE, prep to open 4A playoffs
May 5, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood softball team walloped Richland Northeast 17-1 in three innings Thursday to close out the regular season 12-8. Pitchers Annarea Wilson and Makayla Drakeford combined for a no-hit effort on the mound. Azaria Belton led at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a double and three runs batted in. Jada McConnell, Olivia Burroughs, […]
Westwood baseball, softball top RNE, secure postseason spots
April 28, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood baseball bats were largely silenced with the pitching of Richland Northeast ace Andrew Peck Tuesday night. The same was true with Redhawks ace John Janco, who kept the Cavaliers quiet through seven innings of work. A hit batter was all it took for Westwood to secure a 2-1 Region 4-4 A […]
WHS softball team sweeps Dreher
April 14, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood softball team snapped a four-game losing streak with a doubleheader sweep of Dreher Thursday night. The Redhawks held off a late Blue Devils rally to win 8-5 in the first game, then scored nine runs in the fifth inning en route to a 12-1 win in the nightcap. Pitchers Anna Graves […]
WHS baseball, softball fall to Lugoff-Elgin
April 7, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood baseball team fell 11-1 in six innings at Lugoff-Elgin, while the Westwood softball team lost 10-0 in five innings to the Demons Thursday night. Liam Ginnery went 2-for-3 and Zach Gore doubled for Westwood baseball. Jada McConnell got the only extra-base hit for Redhawks softball, a double. Westwood baseball and softball […]
Westwood softball tops Falcons 4-3
March 24, 2022 By
COLUMBIA – The Westwood softball team notched its first Region 4-4A victory Tuesday with a 4-3 win at A.C. Flora. The Falcons got on the scoreboard first with a run in the bottom of the first, but the Redhawks got a run in the second and scored three runs on no hits in the fourth […]
Blythewood softball sweeps Westwood
March 25, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood High School softball team got its offense going early in both games of a doubleheader at crosstown rival Blythewood Friday night. Each time though, the Bengals softballers took the runs and delivered a whole lot more. Blythewood rallied past the Redhawks’ early surge to deliver a 16-8 win in the first […]
Westwood Softball: The Toughest Season
April 30, 2020 By
Schools and after-school activities may have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but Westwood head softball coach Steven Cruz has a long-distance vision of the Redhawks’ success. Even so, on the short range of it, Cruz and the players felt the sting just like any other team that has seen a season put in […]
