After 2 wins and 2 losses in their preseason scrimmages, the Highland Park High School Lady Scot Varsity softball team began their 2015 season in convincing fashion by thumping the Carrollton Creekview Lady Mustangs 15-2 in a run-rule shortened 6 inning game this past Tuesday night.  This was a particularly satisfying win for head Varsity Coach Meredith Townsend’s crew as it was Creekview who eliminated HP from the fourth and final playoff slot late in the season last Spring.

With eleven upperclassmen on this year’s squad (and 6 returning starters) the manner in which they were eliminated from last season’s post-season was still in HP’s mind, however the tone for this game was set quickly as the Scots jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first and never looked back.

In just 6 innings, the Lady Scots collected 13 hits, scoring four runs each in the first, second and sixth innings. 

Offensive highlights included; junior Rennie Orr’s 3-for-4 night, with a double and 4 runs batted in, junior rightfielder Grayson Rutherford’s two base hits and 3 runs scored, Julianna Szuwalski’s pinch-hit, 2 rbi laser that skipped by the Mustangs cenerfielder for a stand-up triple, and junior hurler Katie Bell’s two double effort at the plate.

Bell was also sharp in the pitcher’s circle.  In 6 innings of work, she struck out 6, giving up only 3 hits and one earned run.

The Lady Scots next play this Friday and Saturday at the Forney ISD Varsity Invitational Tournament in Forney before returning home Feb. 24^th to play WT White.  The JV game starts at 5:30p with the Varsity at 6:30p.  The Lady Scots first district game in 10-6A is March 3^rd at the HPHS softball field.