Cassie Lomison
Reporter
The Lady Buffs softball team traveled to Myrtle Beach, S.C. to play eight games
during the week of spring break. The team began the week with a 7-1 record and
returned home 11-5.
“Overall we played fairly well,” said Coach Wes Holly. Five of the teams the
Lady Buffs faced were NCAA Division II schools and Holly said that it was good
for the team to play against high level ball players.
Beginning on Monday and going through Thursday, the team played two games a day.
The tournament started on a rough note when the Lady Buffs lost 0-8 in five
innings against Missouri Rolla, but they were able to make a comeback in the
second game on Monday by defeating Green Mountain (Vt.) 9-2.
The team came out strong on Tuesday, winning against Charleston (W. Va.) 5-0,
and Columbia (Mo.) 9-3. The next day’s games added one win and one loss to their
record when the Lady Buffs lost their first game 1-7 to Bellevue (Ne.) and won
the second against Concordia (N.Y.) 9-2.
The final two games gave the team two more losses. The first game against Martin
Methodist (Tenn.) ended 3-10 and the tournament's final game resulted in a loss
to Mansfield (Ohio) 3-9.
Senior outfielder Ellen Stoots said the tournament pointed out the areas the
team needed to improve upon including the mental aspect and communication with
each other on the field.
“We had ample time to observe ourselves and evaluate where we as a team need to
strive to be,” Stoots said.