Sophomore Kristi Langworthy had bunted into a double play after Hernando's first two batters reached base, and Baldwin ripped an RBI single to right field to score Jamie Kunkle. Coach Ernie Chatman said he isn't surprised by the freshmen players' early success, explaining that it's more common in softball than in baseball. It's never a surprise, whether it be against us or for us. There were probably five or six pitchers in the state tournament that won who were all freshmen. Girls mature a little earlier, and we have a tendency from watching the boys that freshmen are supposed to come along.
Girls are different, and they're ready to play as freshmen.
It was terrible. Error after error after error. There must have been six or seven, and every time with runners on base. Martinez shuffled his lineup at the last minute because freshman first baseman Tonya Stevenson hadn't shown up for the game. She had injured her neck in physical education during school Thursday, but Martinez, who works at West Hernando Middle School, hadn't gotten her message that she wasn't coming to the game.