On Friday, March 29, the Mansfield Lady Tigers took on their rivals the Waldron Lady Bulldogs. Mansfield held the lead for the first five innings when all of a sudden out of left field, Waldron knocked out 12 runs in the sixth inning, ending the game 14-4 Lady Bulldogs. Earning the four runs for the Lady Tigers were Hailey Walker, Rylea Weaver, Shyann McDowell, and Abby Morgan.
With more hits than a karate master was Maggie Strunk with two and with one hit each were Kylie Eveld also with two runners batted in, Hailey, Kylie Davidson with one runner batted in, Rylea, and Abby. Rylea led the team with nine putouts while Kylie, Abby, and Maggie combined for seven. Assisting in the field was Caroline Nicodemus with two, Kylie, Abby, and Maggie with one apiece, and freshman Kiara Thomas with one.
On Monday, April, 1 the Lady Tigers stayed home to face the Charleston Lady Tigers for the evening’s conference game. Charleston kept the one up on the Lady Tigers with a 6-0 score for the first six innings. In the seventh inning, Mansfield made two runs and the game
Mansfield’s Caroline Nicodemus made 85 pitches to 30 batters striking out seven. She also snagged two hits with one runner batted in and one run. Maggie Strunk earned the other run for the Lady Tigers and two hits. Kylie Eveld obtained three putouts with three assists. Landing nine putouts was Rylea Weaver. Kiara Thomas bagged herself seven putouts with one assist. Abby Morgan netted one hit and one assist. Kylie Davidson got one putout. And with one hit and one putout was Shyann McDowell.
For the tonight’s home conference game the Mansfield Lady Tigers will battle the 1-6 Cedarville Lady Pirates.
