Photo: Northpoint Christian’s Katy Bobo delivers a hit in Thursday’s 16-1 victory over Harding Academy on the Lady Trojans’ diamond. (Bob Bakken/desotocountynews.com)
Apr 10, 2025- The Northpoint Christian softball team has relied on stingy defense and strong pitching in putting together a 13-3 record this spring. When the Lady Trojans win, it usually is after scoring a bunch of runs and putting a bunch of “goose eggs” on the opponents’ side of the scoreboard.
The combination of offense, defense and pitching was well on display Thursday in Northpoint’s 16-1 thrashing of Harding Academy on Senior Night for Katy Bobo, Trinity Garvin and Reagan Adams.
In the 13 victories posted by the Lady Trojans, eight have been of the shutout variety, and until Harding scored a run in the fourth inning Thursday, Northpoint had won four straight without allowing a run.
Thursday, Hannah Bostain and Katy Bobo each tripled and each scored three times. Trinity Garvin with four hits, Garvin, Bobo and Faith Ryan each drove in three RBIs.
Bobo is a player who contributes in a number of ways, Ferguson said.
“She moves runners,” Ferguson said. “She’s very, very smart, a very good base runner, and a very good outfielder.”
Meanwhile in the circle, Garvin pitched four innings, gave up one run and struck out seven. Northpoint opened the game with 11 runs in the first inning, pretty much putting the contest out of reaching for the visiting Lady Lions.
Ferguson describes her team’s pitching as dynamic and is complimented by strong defensive play.
“Defensively, people have been making plays,” Ferguson said. “They’ve been finding ways to play behind each other. Again, our pitching is really what has been keeping us together.”
Senior Trinity Garvin highlighted the pitching game Thursday, allowing the one run but striking out seven Lady Lions in the four-inning victory.
“She’s an amazing pitcher,” Ferguson said about Garvin. “Offensively she does a great job for us as well,” noted by Garvin’s four hits at the plate, including a double, Thursday against Harding.
SCOREBOARD
Thursday, April 10
Prep baseball
Northpoint Christian 14, St. Benedict at Auburndale 4 (5 innings)
Trojans score 11 runs in the second inning and pound out 14 hits in the contest. Kaden Clayborn tripled and scored three runs, and Jayden Parker drove in three runs for Northpoint.
Lewisburg 11, DeSoto Central 3
Lewisburg: Patriots hold Jaguars to three hits. Lewisburg scored five times in the fourth inning. Caden Nelson tripled and scored four runs for Lewisburg, Cooper Bierman had two hits and drove in three runs. Bierman struck out four and allowed three unearned runs in six innings pitching.
DeSoto Central: Ethan Carter scored twice for the Jaguars.
Magnolia Heights 12, Pillow Academy 2
Magnolia Heights 14, Pillow Academy 1
Prep softball
Hernando 7, Lewisburg 4 (8 innings)
Hernando: Scored three times in the eighth inning to win. Macie Dever Boaz and Hayden Hodge each scored twice. Dever Boaz had three hits; Katelyn Kirkpatrick had three RBIs. Dever Boaz and Olivia Higginbotham each tripled. Olivia Skinner struck out seven, allowed four earned runs and 10 hits in the circle.
Lewisburg: Anna Etter and Leona-Klaire Stokes scored twice. Etter and Kara Walker had three hits. Etter homered and had three RBIs. Emma Abrams struck out seven, gave up three earned runs and 10 hits in 6.1 innings pitched.
DeSoto Central 14, Oxford 0 (4 innings)
DeSoto Central: Makayla Jamison throws a no-hitter, strikes out 2. Jamison and Londen Armstrong each hit doubles in the game. Lady Jags record 20-2 overall, 8-0 in region games.
Northpoint Christian 16, Harding Academy 1 (4 innings)
Northpoint: Hannah Bostain and Katy Bobo each tripled and each scored three times. Trinity Garvin with four hits, Garvin, Bobo and Faith Ryan each with three RBIs. Garvin pitched four innings, gave up one run and struck out seven. Northpoint opened with 11 runs in the first inning.
Center Hill 14, Independence 0 (4 innings)
Center Hill: Lady Mustangs tag Independence for 13 runs in the third inning. Alanah Cook and Lauryn Henderson each hit doubles. Reagan Ryan fanned two and gave up three hits in posting the victory from the circle.
