Lady Stangs hope extra rest helps snap streak
MARBLE FALLS — Not wanting to take an entire week off propelled Marble Falls High School softball coach David Orsag to agree to a road game at Granger today at 5:30 p.m.
This was because the Lady Mustangs’ (3-15) contest at Gatesville set for Saturday was canceled.
“I’ve got my feelers out,” Orsag said Wednesday.
That was one of two contests left for the Lady Mustangs (3-15) before the start of District 25-4A play.
The coach wanted to still play because the District 25-4A schedule starts March 19, the Friday of Spring Break.
The Lady Mustangs skipper said he did not know anything about Granger, but he was happy to have a game scheduled.
The pitchers benefitted the most from having an open date earlier in the week, Orsag said.
“The rest will do us some good,” he said. “We’re resting the pitchers’ arms. They need to rest. (Junior pitcher) Payton (Peril’s) arm needs to rest. She’s pitched in several ball games. The rest won’t hurt her.”
The team is riding a losing streak thanks to losing five straight at the A&M Consolidated Tournament last weekend.
Freshman pitcher Alicia Macias did not make the trip because of a family emergency.
Her absence meant sophomore Taylor Koska was the second pitcher.
Coaches have called for film sessions, allowing the Lady Mustangs to see their approach and swing at the plate.
On Tuesday, Orsag, whose philosophy is every player on his team should bunt, called for the varsity and junior varsity players to lay down the ball.
But because they could not do it, the athletes ran.
The Lady Mustangs will travel to Brownwood 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Orsag plans on finalizing a starting group in time for the league opener at Lake Travis.
The team has not been able to put all the elements together — stringing together hits and making routine plays offensively and defensively — to earn a win, Orsag said.
Therefore, he’s hoping the extra rest helped.
“Maybe it’s good to get one,” he said. “When you’re on a roll, you don’t want to take one. It might be the turning point.”