The Lady 'Stangs of Bishop Brossart, after an opening win over Shelby Valley, lost a heartbreaker to tournament host Johnson Central in the tough Battle By The Creek Invitational in Paintsville, Ky. Saturday.:taz:

Johnson Central nipped the Lady 'Stangs 2-1 in a battle of two great senior pitchers. The club bounced back and clubbed Ashland Fairview 6-2 and then a very good Whitely County team 7-0 to take third place in the tournament. They finsihed with a 3-1 record and are now 5-1 overall on the season and begin their trip at 5 AM this morning to Jacksonville, Florida.

Catcher Lindsay Griffith led the tourney in batting at .655 while Maria Greis hit at a .615 clip. The Lady 'Stangs batted .369 for the tourney.

Pitcher Alicia Miller tossed all 28 innings allowing 17 hits and just 4 runs (2 earned) while walking none and striking out 29.

Their next game will be Tuesday at First Coast High School in Jacksoville, Fla.

A very young Fairview team 1 senior and 2 freshmen start everyone else below.