The Lady 'Stangs of Bishop Brossart opened play Friday night in the 3rd Annual Uncle Pete Noll Invitational at Softball City. The Pandas of Notre Dame, as expected proved to be a much improved team. In the end though Bishop Brossart continued it's ten year winning streak over the Pandas winning 7-3.

Notre Dame struck first scoring in the first on a error and a single to take a 1-0 lead but Brossart tied it in the second when Molly Williams beat out an infield single and eventually scored on a pitch that flew out of the pitchers hand and went behind the mound to tie it 1-1. When Notre Dame went ahead again 2-1, Tricia Kramer opened with a double and later scored on a wild pitch to tie it again.

That brought the fateful fourth inning when Williams opened things with a single and then stole second. With one out Allie Anstead doubled home Williams, Taylor Hardy singled and Shannon Kramer walked to load the bases. A Kramer infield hit produced a 4-2 lead when pinch runner Caroline Woeste scored. Freshmen pitcher Karlie Shackelford then slammed a three run triple to make it 7-2 and the 'Stangs were in business.

Tricia Kramer and Molly Williams both finished 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored. Shackelford had 3 rbis and Anstead has a double.

Sophomore catcher Laura Finke had three hits for the Pandas.

Shackelford went 6 innings allowing 5 hits and only one earned run while striking out three. She and the team are now a perfect 6-0.

The tourney will be in a two hour delay Saturday so they will now play Ludlow at 12:30 and Carroll County at 2:30 at Softball City.

 

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Nice win for Brossart, nice to know almost every team they have played is much improved.

Congrats to Brossart on the victory. Notre Dame had to have at least seven errors.