BELLVILLE — The Bellville High School softball team earned a win March 31 at Brahmanettes Field vs Navasota High School by a final score of 12-5.
Bellville controlled the game for it’s entirety and Navasota didn’t really get much offense going until later in the game, but the Brahmanettes had a big enough lead and played enough solid defense in the final innings to seal the win.
“We hit the ball very well,” said Bellville head softball coach Lauren Caka.
“We hit it where it was pitched. We didn’t let any adversity come our way and if it did, we overcame it.
Overall, I was super happy with the way we performed today in hitting solid contact on the ball.” Bellville pitcher Kirklynne Romero tossed a complete game and had great command throughout the entire game.
“Honestly, it’s just kind of when you make a mistake, take a deep breath, relax,” Romero said. “Just remember God has you at the end of the day.”
Bellville scored their first run in the bottom of the first inning on a double to right-centerfield from Emma Dristas, then added to their run total in the very next inning with a grounder on a fielder's choice, a base hit, a double to left-center, a pass ball, and a home run over the left field wall from Ella Burnett to take a 5-0 lead.
Navasota responded in the top of the third inning with a double to left-cen- terfield after a botched grounder in order to score a run, which was followed by Bellville gaining an even bigger advantage in their very next at bat on two base hits and a double to make it 7-1.
Navasota hit another double in the bottom of the fourth inning to score a run following a base hit, then scored two more runs in the top of the sixth inning on a double, a stolen base, a walk, and two base hits to put it at 7-4. The Brahmanettes answered with a huge inning with a walk, a hit by pitch, two doubles, and a home run from over the centerfield wall from Caylee Flores to surge head 12-4. Even though Navasota threatened with a bases loaded jam in the top of the seventh inning, they only scored one run out of it on a base hit and Bellville closed out the game with a runner thrown out on a pickle, a pop out to second base, and a line out to second base to win it 12-5.
Bellville pitcher Kirklynne Romero, 11, whips a ball toward home plate from the circle. Banner Press photo by Brian Pierson
