Lady Seahawks down Wewahitchka 6-3

The Lady Seahawks played their first big district game against Liberty County at home Feb. 18 and couldn’t have been more unprepared. We were totally off course and it showed with a beat down in five innings of 12-2.

I guess Liberty wanted to pay the Seahawks back from the 14-2 slaughter we delivered them last year. Nonetheless, we played awful and the game ended with a sense of disbelief for our girls.

Since that terrible loss, we have played much better softball. The Seahawks went to Wewa on Feb. 23 and won their second district battle 6-3. It was a sloppy game, but we came away with the win and that was all we needed at that point.

During the same week, the Seahawks traveled to Arnold High School on Feb. 25 and played a great game defensively, but just never developed anything when it came to batting. We struggled offensively and lost 7-0. It was the best game defensively and it carried over into our next game on Feb. 26 at Blountstown.

We came out swinging this time and playing tough in the field. This was the most exciting game we have had all year, but we just couldn’t come away with a win. The Seahawks lost 8-7 in a very intense game with the Bulldogs. If we would have just had one less error or maybe two, this game would have been won by the Lady Seahawks. We just have to get better and eliminate the errors on routine plays. It is really hurting the outcome of the game for us right now.

The Seahawks face Liberty County again this Friday and I am hoping that we will play tougher with the changes we have made since the first game with them.

Christy Thompson is the coach of the Lady Seahawks varsity softball team.