Every season

should start this well. The Fayette County High School Lady Tiger varsity

softball team opened the season with two wins last week and then finished

in second place at the Jordan Invitational in Columbus.

The Lady Tigers

faced East Coweta in the season opener last Wednesday and won 5-2. The

team then faced Riverdale on Friday and won 15-0. The games were good

tuneups for the tournament, which featured a number of top programs from

nearly every classification in the state.

Fayette County's

first opponent in the tournament was Pacelli and the Lady Tigers won 7-0.

Bonnie Bynum was the winning pitcher and had 12 strikeouts, while Stephanie

Norman provided a huge chunk of the offense with five RBIs. Norman hit

a grand slam and then drove in another run later in the game. Katie Gaspierik

went three for three at the plate. The next game saw the Lady Tigers defeat

Jones County, 3-2. Bynum was the winning pitcher again, producing seven

strikeouts and not giving up an earned run. Allison Stubbs was the offensive

hero for Fayette County, coming up with a clutch double in the fifth inning

which drove in two runs.

The Lady Tigers

then lost to Hardaway, 1-0 in extra innings. Bynum was the losing pitcher

but produced 12 strikeouts and did not give up an earned run. Fayette

County then faced Oconee County and won 3-1. Bynum gave up an earned run

and struck out eight batters, while Ashley Logan and Becky Carter each

drove in a run. Logan went two for four at the plate and Carter went two

for three.

Stephanie Phillips

pitched in the Lady Tigers 11-1 victory over Rockdale County. She struck

out two Rockdale batters and gave up one earned run. Paige Phillips drove

in four runs while Norman drove in two.

Coach Jill

Joiner also recognized the outstanding defensive play of freshman catcher

Ashley Holcombe. "Ashley made a lot of key plays over the weekend,"

said Joiner. "She picked off a few runners at first base, turned

some double plays and made a great diving catch."

The Lady Tigers

were scheduled to face McIntosh last night and are scheduled to travel

to take on North Clayton tomorrow at 5 p.m. North Clayton may not have

enough players to field a team however, so check The Citizen's website

on Thursday for an update.

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