Lovejoy Lady Leopard Softball

J.V. Highlights (Record: 12-2, District Record: 8-0)

4/5  In a 15-0 victory, the girls were challenged with a slower pitcher than  they have seen all season. The girls did a great job being selective in pitches, drawing walks and putting the bat on the ball when strikes  were given. We had hits from Merrimon and Lindy, both with singles  while Lindy earned an RBI. The girls were aggressive on the bases and  took advantage of passed balls to move around the bases and score runs.

4/2  In an 8-3 win the girls came out swinging and were able to connect with a good pitcher on the mound. We had hits from Madison, Mackenzie, Lindy, Jessica, and Taylor. We had extra base hits from Jessica with a double and Madison with two doubles. We had RBIs earned by Madison,  Mackenzie, Audrey, and Savana. Great game ladies - keep up all your  hard work!!!
 

3/30  The JV girls continue their hot streak and downed rival Prosper 8-3 on Friday, in a game that was really not as close as the score might indicate. The girls again had some timely hits with Lindy driving in 2 runs in the 2^nd inning with a big hit, and Merriman, McKenzie and Mallory also coming up big with runners in scoring position. Defensively the team continues to improve each game with some fantastic plays highlighted by a running catch of a pop fly behind 3^rd base by Taylor. The girls also successfully caught runners trying to score from 3^rd base with not one, but TWO, great plays by Savannah and Mallory at the plate.  The Lady Leopards remain undefeated in district play.  Great job girls.

3/27  A win over community with a score of 19-1 ends the first round of district with a bang!   We had hits from Merrimon, Mackenzie, Kate, Hannah, Jessica P., Mallory, Audrey, and Sydney. We had extra base hits from Mackenzie with a double and a triple, Hannah  with a triple, and Jessica P. with an in the park homerun! RBIs were earned by Merrimon, Kate, Mackenzie, Hannah, Jessica, Mallory, Audrey, and Sydney. Defensively there were no walks and no errors!!! Another great game Leopards!

3/21  The girls remain undefeated in district play with another dominating performance, running past Lone Star by a score of 14-2. The offense continues to shine scoring runs early and often, with a special highlight on the aggressive baserunning shown by all of the girls. The defense is making plays at every position and this was all anchored by the fine battery of Mallory and Kate.

3/16  The JV Team got off to a fast start in yesterdays district game. After a rough beginning, Mallory settled in and held the Lady Farmers to a single run after the first inning. The offense exploded for 10 runs in only 3 innings of play highlighted by multiple hit games by many. Highlights included two ROCKETS from Hannah’s bat into deep left and Kate producing not one, but TWO, home runs. A great effort by all in a 10-5 Victory!

3-13  The ladies had a great game led by Jessica Parrott on the mound! The  girls won their first district game with a score of 14-6.  The girls  were selective in their pitch choices and were able to draw quite a few  walks.  We had hits from Mackenzie Hancock, Kate Smith, Lindy Leggett,  and Audrey Holstead. RBIs were earned by Mackenzie, Jessica Parrott,  Kate, Lindy and Audrey with 2.  They also played tough defensively only  allowing 4 hits.  Great start to the district season ladies!

3/5:  The JV Lady Leopards got off to a quick start building a big early lead and then held off the Argyle Eagles for a hard fought 9 - 7 victory on  Monday night. A solid pitching performance by Mallory Tippin was  backed up by some stellar defensive plays throughout the game, and an offense that scored runs in bunches. Congratulations to the JV Team for a great victory!

3/3:  The girls came up big in the final game of the tournament beating  Mesquite Horn 14-4.  We played really well offensively having hits from  Mallory, Courtney, and Merrimon.  Courtney produced with 2 singles and  Merrimon had 2 singles and a double.  RBIs were scored by Courtney,  Mallory, Hannah, and Mackenzie.

3/3:  The girls came up short against a good team.  We put the ball in  play and forced them to make plays.  We had singles from Hannah,  Mackenzie, Courtney, and Kate while Hannah also had a double.  RBIs were earned by Hannah, Mackenzie, and Courtney.  Again we played tough  defensively and made good plays.

3/3:  The JV lost 10-1 against the team that  came up with second place in the tournament.  We had hits by Kate Smith  with a single and Hannah Broussard with a double and an RBI.  The girls  did well by putting the bat on the ball and forcing them to make plays  but they played well with no errors.

3/1:  The ladies walked away with a win of 12-5 against one of Allen's JV teams.  The girls were patient with the pitcher and were able to draw  some walks while taking advantage of good pitches.  Merrimon, Kate,  Mallory and Savana all had singles while Kate was also able to score on  and in the park homerun.  The girls also played well defensively making  plays on the infield, forcing batters to be hitters and only having one  fielding error on the game and holding them to 5 runs total.

2/28:  Great game by the Leopards, starting off with an opening 4 runs in the first, where everyone was hot with the bats throughout the game.  Jessica Ditmers overwhelmed the Hebron Hawks batters and Malorie Tippin came in to close the game out.  All in all, it was a team win by the Lady Leopards finishing the game with a 9 to 5 win.