Lady Cat Softball Loses to Grayson County 3-0

Edmonson County Lady Cat senior pitcher Julie Norris (1) throws to visiting Grayson County Lady Cougars Thursday, April 24th in Brownsville.

​Story and photos by Joseph Barkoff:
The Edmonson County Lady Cats just couldn’t wake up their bats against the visiting Grayson County Lady Cougars Thursday, April 24th at home in Brownsville.
 
They were unable to capitalize with both runners on base and scoring position. When the bats were working, sometimes there was a Lady Cougar standing in a place as if they knew exactly where the ball was going.
 
Grayson County came out and scored early in their first at bats, putting two runs on the board.
 
“I think offensively we have to understand when you get positions to score you have to execute those chances,” Lady Cats head coach Alex Jane Massey said after the game. “You can’t keep expecting and working hard to get your runners on base and then not scoring. That’s the whole point of offense. So, we have to learn that.” 
 

Edmonson County senior pitcher Julie Norris (1) rears back to throw to visiting Grayson County Thursday, April 24th in Brownsville.

Lady Cat eighth grade shortstop Emma Price (15) runs down an infield pop up against visiting Grayson County.

​The Lady Cats had 26 at bats with only 6 hits and 1 base-on-balls, plus 6 strikeouts against the Lady Cougars.
 
“We’re real young, for a majority of us, so I think that is something these kids are still learning,” Massey said. “But they have to have that sense of urgency, discipline, that want to step up and do a job at the plate.”
 
Lady Cats starting pitcher, senior Julie Norris, threw all 7 innings and allowed 3 hits, an earned run and two walks with 3 strikeouts. She threw a total of 77 pitches, 47 were strikes and she faced 28 batters.
 
The Lady Cats play next on Friday, April 25th at 5:30 p.m. against the Bowling Green Lady Purples.