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TRI-LAKES EDITION OF THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE BASEBALL & SOFTBALL REVIEW |
SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2016
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BENTON SOFTBALL continued from 4TT
also earned experience in the 2015 lineup. Best hitter for average: Brimhall is a clutch hitter who boasts the team’s best average,
Cox said.
Best power hitter: Langford has proven her-
self adept at producing with runners on base, Cox said.
Best fielders: Oglesby and Brimhall provide solid defense up the middle, the coach said.
Best speed: Herbner is smart, fast and causes havoc on the base paths, Cox said.
Best arms: The coach said Mehlin and Carson possess accurate, strong arms.
Best pitcher: Edmondson throws with a lot of velocity with the arm talent to change speeds. She has multiple pitches in her arsenal, Cox said.
College prospects: Langford, Grace Bryant, Kinsey Bryant, Mehlin and Brimhall will be col- lege prospects, the coach said. McClendon has committed to Central Baptist College in Con- way, Herbner has committed to the University of Arkansas at Monticello, Oglesby has commit- ted to Hendrix College in Conway, Edmondson has committed to Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, and Lancaster has committed to
BAUXITE BASEBALL
MARCH 28 ..... @CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN MARCH 29 ......................CONWAY ST. JOSEPH MARCH 31 .............................@BAPTIST PREP APRIL 1 ......................................@MALVERN* APRIL 4 .......................................ASHDOWN* APRIL 7 ........................................... CLINTON APRIL 8 ...........................................@MENA* APRIL 11 .......................... @FOUNTAIN LAKE* APRIL 12 ....................................MAYFLOWER APRIL 15 ...................................@WALDRON* APRIL 18 ............................. @ARKADELPHIA* APRIL 21 ..........................................@POYEN APRIL 22 .................................... NASHVILLE* APRIL 25 ................... EPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE
*DENOTES CONFERENCE GAMES
BAUXITE SOFTBALL
MARCH 28 ........... HEBER SPRINGS @HENDRIX MARCH 29 ......................CONWAY ST. JOSEPH APRIL 1 ......................................@MALVERN* APRIL 4 .......................................ASHDOWN* APRIL 5 ......................................... @LONOKE APRIL 8 ...........................................@MENA* APRIL 11 .......................... @FOUNTAIN LAKE* APRIL 12 ..............HASKELL HARMONY GROVE APRIL 14 ...............................@BAPTIST PREP APRIL 15 ..................................... WALDRON* APRIL 19 ......................................... GURDON APRIL 21 ..........................................@POYEN APRIL 22 .................................... NASHVILLE* APRIL 25 ................................ JACKSONVILLE
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Benton pitcher Madi Lancaster winds up against Cabot earlier this season.
Mississippi College in Clinton, Cox said. Games to watch: The Sheridan, Bryant and Cabot games will all be integral to the outcome
of the Panthers’ season, Cox said. Expectations for the 2016 season: The
Panthers will try to parlay their experience into a state championship. “Be competitive, selfless, and strive to be the last man standing,” Cox said.
CENTERPOINT BASEBALL
MARCH 24 ..................................@BISMARCK MARCH 28.......................... GENOA CENTRAL* MARCH 29 ......................................FOREMAN APRIL 1 .......................................@HORATIO* APRIL 4 .......................... @COSSATOT RIVER* APRIL 8 ....................................@PRESCOTT* APRIL 11 .......................................... FOUKE* APRIL 12 ...................................... BISMARCK APRIL 15 .........................@GENOA CENTRAL* APRIL 18 ....................................... HORATIO* APRIL 21 ...........................COSSATOT RIVER* APRIL 25 .....................................PRESCOTT* APRIL 29 ........................................@FOUKE*
*DENOTES CONFERENCE GAMES
CENTERPOINT SOFTBALL
MARCH 24 ............................. @ARKADELPHIA MARCH 28 ......................... GENOA CENTRAL* MARCH 30 .......................... @FOUNTAIN LAKE APRIL 1 .......................................@HORATIO* APRIL 4 .............................COSSATOT RIVER* APRIL 5 ................................... @JESSIEVILLE APRIL 8 .................................... @PRESCOTT* APRIL 11 .......................................... FOUKE* APRIL 12 ....................................@BISMARCK APRIL 15 .........................@GENOA CENTRAL* APRIL 18 ....................................... HORATIO* APRIL 21 ........................ @COSSATOT RIVER* APRIL 25 .....................................PRESCOTT* APRIL 29 ........................................@FOUKE*
*DENOTES CONFERENCE GAMES
*DENOTES CONFERENCE GAMES