The annual Ashdown Softball Tournament is about to be underway. With games starting tonight, the Waldron Lady Bulldogs will compete with 11 other schools for the grand championship title. The Lady Bulldogs will go into tournament play with a 1-1 record with their win coming from Dardanelle and their loss stemming from Booneville. To start things off, Waldron will face Liberty-Eylau on Friday at 7 p.m. The Liberty Independent School District is located in Texarkana where the Lady Leopards currently hold a season record of 0-3-1.
“We haven’t played Liberty before and I know very little about them,” explained coach, Bailey Moore. “My focus for the Ashdown Tournament is to lock down a lineup. We have been very up in the air trying to match our offensive strengths to our defensive strengths. Every year, we use this tournament to experiment with our lineup. Moving our batters round, locking in a defense. This helps us prepare for our conference play by allowing us to see different competition. As players, the girls get lots of extra reps and as coaches, we get to see several different options at a lineup. It’s always very beneficial to us!”
