Lady Mustangs’ bats come alive in 17-0 win over Burnet
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — The Marble Falls High School softball team dominated every phase of the game against Burnet on Feb. 19.
The Lady Mustangs scored 17 runs with the help of five Lady Dawg errors.
PHOTO 1: Marble Falls High School senior Hayley Fishbeck prepares to go to third during the Lady Mustangs’ 17-0 win against Burnet on Feb. 19. Photo by Kelly McDuffie
PHOTO 2: Marble Falls High School junior Amanda Thomas (center) gets a hug from her father, Gary, after hitting a grand slam in the Lady Mustangs’ 17-0 win against Burnet on Feb. 19. She earned $100 from her dad for the home run. Photo by Kelly McDuffie
And every Marble Falls player had at least one hit on the night, totaling 17.
“We hit the ball really well,” Marble Falls head coach Tino Salazar said.
Freshman pitcher Makenzie Carpenter pitched all five innings for the Lady Mustangs and didn’t allow a run. Salazar said Carpenter, who spent the past two years playing for Burnet Middle School but enrolled at Marble Falls this year when her mother, Amanda, became the Lady Mustangs assistant coach, wanted to pitch.
“I’m happy all the way around,” Salazar said.
TOP PLAYERS: Amanda Thomas, 5 RBIs including a grand slam home run
ON OFFENSE: RBIs – Tyler Oppenheim 2, Trudy Gordon 2, Hailey Wooten 1, Abby Henry 1, Makenzie Carpenter 1, Catie Whitecotton 1
ON DEFENSE: Pitcher Makenzie Carpenter allowed 1 hit and 10 strikeouts.
RECORDS: Marble Falls is 4-1 overall.
UP NEXT: Marble Falls vs. Bandera at 9 a.m., vs. Medina Valley at 3 p.m. and vs. Marshall 5 p.m. all on Feb. 21 at Kerrville Tivy High School, 3250 Texas 534 Loop in Kerrville
jfierro@thepicayune.com