Lady Bulldogs

continued from Page #8 a group that has been thrown together for a spring He cites the fact that they've been playing select ball together for so many years makes this team basically a select team

Banker calls himself a situational manager and wouldn't label himself a small-ball or an aggressive manager "I prefer everyone in the lineup to hit one out and not worry about anything " Banker joked "There are times that we're going to face pitching that we'll have to be able to lay it (bunt) down I love the fact that the top of our lineup is so fast "

Banker likes his speedster Erin Blackburn at the top of the lineup and thinks Streetman will fit nicely in the two-spot He's hoping Stubblefield comes through in the three-hole but knows she will be the ace on the mound followed by

Hargrove and Streetman

The girls entered the "Angels in the Infield" tournament to start the season where they wasted little time racking up four wins against larger schools Howe opened the season with a 13-1 drubbing of Bonham Kayla Anderson went 3 for 3 with a double, triple and five RBIs Hargrove got the win with two innings and striking out three

Howe then shutout Maypearl, 6-0 Stubblefield pitched two scoreless innings striking out three and walking two Blackburn hit the first homer of the year and Emily Sanders drove in two runs

The girls lost their first game of the year to Gainesville, 5-1 Key errors in the game allowed all five of Gainesville's runs to be unearned Hargrove gave up five hits in three innings Dani Ross went 2 for 2 with a double Howe beat Celina, 5-1 behind a dominant pitching performance by Stubblefield She went four innings, striking out seven and allowing only two hits She also went 2 for 2 at the plate

In the final game versus Farmersville, The Lady Bulldogs pulled out the win thanks to a strong third inning The Lady Bulldogs scored on a two-run double by Payton Griffin which scored Hargrove and Stubblefield Hargrove got the win, going three innings, giving up five hits and three earned runs

The girls start the season 4-1 and will enter the Van Alstyne tournament this weekend