Congratulations to Belton softball on going undefeated at McGregor Tournament.

The Tigers started off the tournament with a 15-0 win over Manor New Tech. Miley Davila took the mound and threw the shutout. Lauren Vazquez, Ramsey Evans-Curran, and Davila all batted 1000 on the game. Brysen Gott had a great game behind the plate including a pick off at first base with Reagan Stuart.

In game 2, it came down to the wire but the Tigers pulled out the win 9-8 over Valley Mills. Due to a walk off double by Evans-Curran in the bottom of the 4th to score Iris Molina. Hailey Schutz led the offense for the Tigers going 3 for 3 with 3 bunt singles. Molina and Evans-Curran also batted 1000 on the game. On defense the Tigers were solid with a diving play from Gott. Evans Curran was great behind the plate with a pickoff at first base with Stuart. Lucy Liu Gaines was on the mound for the Tigers and was able to hold Valley Mills for the offense to take the lead.

In game 3, the Tigers defeated Thorndale 6-1 to finish games on Thursday. Stuart took to the circle with 0 earned runs and 6 strikeouts. Molina was strong on defense with a diving play to get the out at first. On offense the Tigers were strong with 8 hits with Evans Curran leading the pack batting 1000 followed closely behind by Gott batting 667.

Overall Day 1 of the McGregor Tournament was a huge success and the Tigers looked to capitalize on this in Saturday's cold games against Italy and McGregor.

The Tigers started off strong against Italy to build a 5 run lead in the second inning. The Tigers tallied 7 hits led by Evans-Curran with 2. Thanks to speed on the bases the Tigers were able to create chaos with stolen bases from Schutz and Madison Bowling. Defense stayed strong with a double play by Jacklyn Munoz and Gaines. Stuart was on the mound and threw 6 strikeouts on the game in order to help lead the Tigers to a 6-5 victory over Italy.

In the final game of the tournament the Tigers played McGregor with a nail biting finish to win 7-6 in the top of the 5th inning as time expired. Molina and Munoz led the team both going 2 for 3 with 1 RBI a piece at the plate. Followed closely behind by Gott, Evans Curran, and Gaines with an impressive offensive showing as well. Munoz's single to right field allowed Evans Curran to score to win the game.

Overall it was an incredible weekend for the Tigers as they now improve to 6-0 in preseason. Come check out the Tigers at Harker Heights High School on Tuesday February 20th at 7 pm.