False Start: Pattonville 13, Webster 4

   We stumbled out of the gate in our conference opener against the Pattonville Pirates. We trailed 12-0 before batting in the second inning. Shaky defense and control combined and conspired to put the game out of reach quickly. 

   On a positive note, rather than roll up our tent and roll over, with stout relief pitching by Josie Krueger, we righted the ship and sailed through the next five innings allowing only one unearned run and avoiding a "mercy rule" loss. The girls showed great character in not just giving up and putting enough pressure on Pattonville that they attempted to bunt to set up another run in the 7th inning. We had 12 hits but had trouble stringing enough together to mount much of a threat and stranded 10 runners on base.

   We travel to Lindbergh tomorrow and hope to even our record at 4-4 going into the Parkway Central Tournament on Saturday.