The Lady Bobcats opened District 5-3A competition Tuesday with a doubleheader against two different teams.
Eunice (5-5, 1-1) began the day with an 11-4 win over Port Barre before falling 13-0 to top-ranked Pine Prairie (14-0, 2-0).
There was an empty chair where one of their biggest fans used to sit.
Sandra Carriere Ardoin, who was known as “Granny” to the St. Edmund softball team, died last Friday.
For the seventh year in a row, the LSU Eunice Lady Bengals have earned the No. 1 ranking in the NJCAA Division II softball polls.
The Lady Bengals were ranked No. 10 in the preseason poll, but after a 24-2 start, LSU Eunice has moved to the top spot.
The Eunice track teams opened the season in fine fashion as the Lady Bobcats finished first and the Bobcats grabbed second in the Bobcat Invitational.
The Lady Cats scored 174 points to edge past Crowley High’s 136 points.
The threat of torrential rains could effect the John R. Young/Frey Holding Company tournament that includes 29 teams at eight different baseball fields.
