Lady Knights Move To 12-2, In Chase Of 5th Straight SMC Title

Graham County, NC- The Robbinsville Lady Knights have become a perennial powerhouse on the softball field over the last decade, and that success is not waning in 2023. Head Coach Billy Knight has Robbinsville set up perfectly once again to make some moves at the end of the season.

The Lady Knights are currently 12-2 overall and undefeated in SMC Conference play. Both of the Knight’s losses have come against the undefeated, 3A Enka Jets, and in one of those games they took the Jets to extra innings.

As a team, the Black Knights are outscoring opponents to the tune of 140-53, and are only allowing 3 runs per game.

University of Tennessee commit Zoie Shuler has been incredible for the Lady Knights all season, as she leads the league in batting average, home runs, OBP, slugging percentage, and stolen bases!

Shuler obviously isn’t the only Knight having a great season, as her teammates Memory Frapp, Suri Watty, and Anna Williams are all batting over .400 on the year. Frapp also leads the Knights on the mound, leading the league in posting a 1.96 ERA to go along with her 8-0 record in the circle.

Perhaps the most impressive thing about this team is the fact that they only have 2 seniors on the roster. Kensley Phillips and Fala Welch are the only two upperclassmen on the Robbinsville softball team, and they have done an elite job of leading the younger players on this roster and helping them maintain focus.

Coach Knight and his staff have done great at getting production out of their younger players on the roster, and they’ve got the Lady Knights in prime position to win their fifth consecutive conference title.

The Hiwassee Dam Lady Eagles are the only conference team standing in the Black Knights way of going for a five peat, and those two teams will take the diamond next week for the first time this season.