Mean Green Softball Starts Play

[GreenBat]

(2/10/05) - The Mean Green softball team looks for its first win of the season when it competes in the UTSA Fastpitch Express Classic this weekend, beginning with a Friday morning game against Centenary.

North Texas lost to nationally-ranked Texas A&M, 8-0, in its season opener last Friday. The Mean Green put itself in a hole early, allowing the first four batters to get on base. A three-run homer cleared the bases and gave Texas A&M a 4-0 lead after the first inning.

"Our pitch selection wasn’t where it needed to be," said head coach Kelly Burns. "We were letting strikes go by. We have been working on being more aggressive at the plate early in the count at practice this week."

Burns is also working with her team on being more mentally tough.

"We have to control the controllables," said Burns. "After something happens, it’s over and done. We have to learn from it and move on. We are going to play these upcoming games one pitch at a time."

The UTSA Fastpitch Classic Express consists of four teams: Centenary, Texas-San Antonio, Texas-El Paso and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Texas A&M-CC is the only team in the tournament to start the season with a winning record at 4-0. Centenary won its first game of the season against Southern Arkansas after dropping its first six games. UTSA lost two games to Texas A&M on Wednesday night and dropped to 0-5 this season, while UTEP is currently at 0-5.

Stay updated throughout the weekend on North Texas’ performance

[Rudy]

You know, I just checked the softball schedule, and I have to ask...WHO IN THE WORLD MADE THAT SCHEDULE, Craig Helwig???????? 15 home games and 25 road games. Thats BS!

[JayDub]

Just the way it all falls. I'm sure softball scheduling is alot less like football scheduling.

[Rudy]

Yeah, I'm sure it is, but that is rediculus! Why cant they have an even number of games? Not play in one of those tournements where no NT fans will be, and replace it with 5 home games. There you go, an even schedule, and a chance to build more fan base for the SB team.

[JayDub]

...those tournements where no NT fans will be...

There will probably be fans at most of these.

[NT80]

We do host OU, OSU, and Baylor. Not bad home games for a team playing on a temporary field.

[GrandGreen]

So far in tourny action , NT has been shutout by Centenary (1-6 before tounament), UTEP (0-5 bef tour), and UTSA (0-5 bef tour). Not exactly a great start to the season.