A new head coach has taken the reigns of the B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team, and they opened the season today at Swanville. The Bulldogs scored five runs on two outs in the bottom of the first inning to break a scoreless tie, and they piled on eight more runs in the bottom of the second.
After settling in and playing a competitive brand of fastpitch softball, the Jaguars then outscored the Bulldogs 3-1 in the final two innings, but it was not enough as they fell 14-3 in five innings.
In the top of the fifth, Kenna Lieser had a leadoff walk that was followed by back-to-back singles by Faith Radermacher and Taylor Shelton. Kacey Fischer then had a fielder's choice that drove in Lieser. Two straight strikeouts made the rally short, however, as two were left stranded to end the game.
Coach Funk leads a team that brings back eight starters from last year's 3-18 squad. They have high expectations on seeing a big improvement on last year's 2-12 mark in the Central Minnesota Conference.
Here's video from the top of the fifth inning tonight in Swanville:
NEXT: the Jaguars open the Central Minnesota Conference schedule next Monday, April 17 at Eden Valley (at the elementary school).
Area fastpitch scores on April 14:
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 5, Sauk Centre 1
Lakeview 10, Montevideo 7
Don't forget!: two breakfast/lunch events are taking place on Sunday, April 16 in Brooten and Elrosa. They have been advertised in the April 13 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper.
