It wouldn’t really matter which team the Angelina College softball was playing.
After experiencing three weeks of rained-out games, the Lady Roadrunners are happy just to have the opportunity to take the field again.
On Wednesday, AC (8-2) will host No. 5 Tyler Junior College in the conference opener at the Larry Phillips Family Sports Complex on the Angelina College campus.
AC last played an actual game on Feb. 16, when the Lady ‘Runners pulled off a sweep of San Jacinto College. Since then, the team has hardly had decent weather in which to hold a full practice while forced to cancel at least four games.
Even with the long layoff, the Lady Roadrunners are leading the Region XIV East Zone with a .409 team batting average while the overall slugging percentage is a whopping .640. AC has also managed 12 homers in just 10 games. Sophomores Brette Kohring (.516), Nikki Whitehead (.500) and Jessica Husband (.500) lead the team in hitting. Freshman Kaylee Ancelot leads the squad in RBI with 14 in 39 plate appearances.
In the circle, Lady ‘Runner McKenna Fryar is second in the conference with a 1.93 ERA.
The Lady Apaches (16-4) have participated in tournaments out west and thus have escaped some of the East Texas deluge. Tyler has won seven straight games going into Wednesday’s doubleheader.
First pitch on Wednesday is scheduled for 2 p.m. The e-mail address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.
