Softball team wins 3 of 5

By Editor | October 7, 2026 |

Mikelynn Jones makes a catch over 2nd base

Mikelynn Jones doubles just inside 3rd base

Mattie Walsh heads for 1st

Briley Reagin pitches against Vidalia

Briley Reagin pitches against Effingham

The ball gets past Anna Grace Alligood

It was another busy week for the JDHS Lady Jacket softball team as they had 5 games, posting a 3-2 record.
Last Tuesday, Jeff Davis rolled to a 17-0 win in Fitzgerald. Wednesday they hosted Effingham County and took it on the chin, losing 11-1. Thursday, the team split a pair of games against No. 5 ranked Vidalia, winning the opener 7-2 but falling 12-10 in the 2nd game. Monday, the Lady Jackets avenged their loss to Effingham by taking a 7-2 win in Springfield.
In Fitzgerald, the Lady Jackets put 13 runs on the board in the 1st inning and never looked back, winning 17-0 in 4 innings.
Three Lady Jackets went 3-for-4 at the plate. Ava Bohannon had a single, a double, a homer and 3 RBI, Anna Grace Alligood had 3 doubles and 4 RBI, and Savanna Robinette had 2 singles, a triple and 3 RBI, Madison Joyce had a single, a double and 2 RBI, Gabby Taylor and Abby Williams both singled twice and drove in a run, Mikelynn Jones had a single and 2 RBI, Skyden Chaney had a single and an RBI and Briley Reagin rounded out the 18-hit attack with a single.
Alligood pitched a 1-hit shutout, walked none and struck out 7.
Effingham came to Hazlehurst Wednesday swinging the bats hard, collecting 13 hits in the 11-1 victory.
Alligood singled in a run in the first inning for JD’s only score.
The Lady Jackets had 3 hits, Reagin’s double and singles by Alligood and Taylor.
Taylor was the starting pitcher. She went 1 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on 5 hits, walking none and striking out 2. Reagin pitched the final 4 innings, giving up 2 earned runs on 8 hits, walking 3 and fanning 4.
Thursday’s 7-2 win in the opener was a shocker as the Lady Indians were a heavy favorite to win.
Vidalia took a 1-0 lead in the 1st and JD tied the game in the 3rd on an RBI single by Williams.
In the 4th, Jeff Davis took the lead for good with 3 runs. After a walk and a Joyce single put 2 runners on base, Taylor singled to make it 2-1. A wild pitch put runners at 2nd and 3rd and Jones singled up the middle for 2 runs and a 4-1 lead.
In the 5th, Mattie Walsh doubled and Bohannon hit a 2-run homer over the left field fence. Williams singled and scored on a Robinette double and Jeff Davis led 7-1. Vidalia got their 2nd run in the 6th.
Walsh had a single and a double, Robinette had a single, a double and an RBI, Bohannon had a 2-run homer, Williams singled twice and drove in a run, Jones had a 2-run single, Taylor had a single and an RBI, and Joyce added a single.
Reagin went the distance on the mound, giving up one earned run on 6 hits, walking 2 and striking out 5.
In the nightcap, Jeff Davis took a 2-0 lead early in the game but the Lady Indians scored 7 in the 4th to take a 7-2 lead. The Lady Jackets bounced right back with a 7-run 5th to move in front 9-7. Vidalia rallied to score 5 more run and ended up with the 12-10 win.
JD out-hit Vidalia 11-10, led by Reagin who had 2 singles, a double, her 1st home run of the season, and an RBI. Alligood also had her 1st homer of the season with a 3-run shot in the 5th. Williams had 2 singles and 2 RBI, Bohannon and Robinette each had a single and an RBI, Taylor and Jones both singled and Walsh drove in 2 runs.
Reagin was the starting pitcher. She threw 5 1/3 innings, giving up 2 earned runs on 8 hits, walking 4 and striking out 5. Taylor pitched 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on 2 hits, a walk and a strikeout.
Five errors enabled Vidalia to score 9 unearned runs while all 10 of the Lady Jacket scores were earned.
The Lady Jackets continued to pound the ball hard against Effingham County, banging out 12 hits in the 7-2 win.
Taylor had 3 singles and an RBI, Bohannon and Robinette each had a single and a solo home run, Jones doubled and drove in a run, Williams tripled and drove in a run, Joyce and Reagin each had a single and an RBI, and Alligood singled.
Alligood pitched a complete game, giving up 2 runs on 7 hits, walking one and fanning 5.
Score by innings:
JDHS 13 1 0 3 -17
FHS 0 0 0 0 – 0