A bad inning snowballed and turned worse Thursday for the Jefferson City Lady Jays, and it proved costly. The Lady Jays made six errors in the fourth inning against the Ozark Lady Tigers, leading to 10 unearned runs that helped the Lady Tigers run away with a 17-7 victory at Jefferson City High School.
The Jefferson City Lady Jays will open up the softball season at 4 p.m. today in the Union Tournament with a young, but experienced, roster.
The Lady Jays enter the year with just two seniors but have seven returning starters from last year, which is exciting for the team.
The Helias Crusaders finished atop the JV team standings Saturday during the Central Missouri Activities Conference championships at the Crusader Athletic Complex. The Crusaders won six of the 19 events, scoring 157 points. Rock Bridge was runner-up with 150.5 points.
The Jefferson City track and field teams return 11 state qualifiers from last year’s boys and girls team and are looking to take another leap this year. The Jays and Lady Jays will take that first step at 4 p.m. today when they open the season in a triangular with Helias and Rolla at Adkins Stadium.
The Jefferson City Lady Jays scored the first 16 points Tuesday night against the Sedalia Smith-Cotton Lady Tigers and never looked back, picking up a 69-29 Central Missouri Activities Conference victory at Fleming Fieldhouse. With a conference title as a goal for the season, starting out with a win in their first CMAC game is a good step for the Lady Jays.