Lady Bison third in Leon

In a round robin tournament at Leon High School last week, the Lady Bison came in third. Bryan’s junior varsity squad rolled through the competition undefeated. Buffalo wrapped up action with three wins, two losses and one tie.

The Lady Bison met county rival Centerville in the opening game on Thursday. The seventy-five minutes expired with the teams knotted at 1-1. Jennifer Pate reached on a single and scored the one run for the Lady Bison. Jessie Long scored for Centerville. Rachel Morris was on the mound for the Lady Bison.

Buffalo also met Bremond on Thursday. The Lady Bison scored an 8-0 win. Pate, Nikki Dorman, Meredith Shaw and Heather Egan all managed singles for the Lady Bison. Morris got the win with four strike outs.

The Lady Bison met host Leon in the first game on Friday. The Lady Cougars, playing without several girls still involved with basketball, fell 10-0 to Buffalo. Dorman stroked two doubles for the Lady Bison. Jordyn Briscoe nailed a triple while Pate tattooed a double and a single. Lindsey McGill added two singles while Heather Sigert hit a double. Morris struck out five in the win.

Mexia defeated the Lady Bison 4-3. Buffalo struggled to get a hit, but picked up three walks. McGill scored two runs after advancing on balls. Briscoe scored the other run for the Lady Bison. Morris pitched for the Lady Bison.

Saturday, the Lady Bison faced Bryan’s junior varsity. Dorman had the only hit for the Lady Bison, a double. Morris and Briscoe advanced on walks, but could not get home. Morris struck out four in the loss.

The final game of the tournament saw a few changes in the Lady Bison line up. Coach Warren Ringland made the call to rest pitcher Morris in preparation for Monday’s district contest with New Waverly. Pitching her first game in two years, junior right hander Jordyn Briscoe stepped up to the task. After walking the first batter, and giving up two hits, Briscoe struck out the next three batters. The Lady Bison scored twelve runs the first inning and went on to win 13-7. Briscoe led the offensive with a triple while Morris added a double. Pate, Sigert, Shaw and Egan each recorded singles.

Briscoe and Dorman were named to the All-Tournament Team.