Sports Buzz: April 1-8

Photo|Chris Lewis

Brad Brewer, Staff Writer

Baseball:

The Diamond Hornets traveled to Greenwood to take on the Bulldogs in a double-header last Friday. Both games were easily handled by Bryant, winning the first 10-0 after a two-hit shut-out by senior Evan Lee. Greenwood was not able to pick up their bats much in the second affair, only scoring two in a Bryant 7-2 victory. The Diamond Hornets were not as fortunate in their bout against Conway, as seven errors led to four unearned runs in their 4-0 loss on Tuesday. After this week’s play, the Diamond Hornets are 13-2 on the season so far and will face Alma in a double-header at home tonight.

 

Softball:

Entering the week with a three-game losing streak, the Lady Hornets faced off with defending state-champions North Little Rock at home last Friday. An explosive 9 run third inning was just enough for Bryant as they edged the Lady Charging Wildcats 10-8 to break their losing streak. The next day, the Lady Hornets played Lake Hamilton in a makeup match, and had no problem with the Lady Wolves, winning handily, 13-3. In their final game of the week, Bryant visited Conway and claimed their first conference victory in a 10-5 scoreline. The Lady Hornets are now 10-5 on the season and are on a three-game winning streak. Their next contest will be tonight at home in a double-header versus Alma.

 

Track and Field:

The Hornets traveled to Russellville last Friday to compete in the Cyclone Relays. Bryant finished second to Conway and the Hornets were able to edge out Cabot for the second-place position by only one point. The Lady Hornets met a similar ending, finishing second to Conway as well, scoring 76 points. The teams then traveled to Conway last night to compete in the Wampus Cat Relays. The boys team finished third behind Cabot and Conway respectively with a total of 101 points, while the girls finished second behind Conway with 144.5 total points.