Opening round loss
Brownsboro falls to Tarkington 9-0 to open pool play

Chad Wilson Photo FIRST HIT-- Brownsboro's first hit of the game against Tarkington came in the fourth inning as Randi Smith singled to left field.

It was a rough morning in Lindale last week as the Bearettes opened up play in the Longhorn Ford/Lone Star Dodge Lindale Softball Invitational.

Brownsboro's first opponent in pool play was the Tarkington Lady Horns.

Tarkington got off to an early lead thanks to several Bearette mishaps. The Lady Horns scored 2 runs in the first inning without recording a hit. Both Lady Horn runs were unearned.

Offensivly the Bearettes had a hard time finding holes in the Horn defense. The Bearettes first hit of the game came in the fourth inning as Randi Smith singled to left field.

Smith's hit would be the only hit of the game for the Bearettes. Morgan McGill reached base twice on walks and also stole a base.

Tarkington rolled to a 9-0 win in 5 innings of play recording just seven hits. Brownsboro's Krystin Groothuis struck out four Lady Horns.

An hour after losing to Tarkington the Bearettes defeated Eustace. Later in the evening the Bearettes lost to Spring Hill in the final pool play game.

Chad Wilson Photo AWAITING THE THROW-- Firstbaseman Stefani Vause awaits a throw from third during the Bearettes opening pool play game in the Lindale Tournament.

Complete results from the tournament will be in next week's issue of The Statesman.

Brownsboro will open District 14-3A play this Friday night in Athens against the Lady Hornets. Brownsboro's first district home game will be Tuesday, March 23.