A double-header versus Castor resulted in a split for the Minden High School Lady Tiders on Monday, April 13 at Lady Tiders Stadium. The first game ended in a tie, with the Lady Tiders pulling out an 8-6 win in eight innings. Castor turned the tables in the second game, defeating the Lady Tiders  11 to 9.

The Senior Lady Tiders were honored during pre-game ceremonies. Each player and her family were presented and photographed on the pitcher’s mound. Three members of the team will graduate this year, Tatum Oliver, Lindsay Ryan, and Rokia Dotie.

In the first game, which saw the teams tied at 6-6 after 7 innings, lead-off batter Lizzie Balkom walked and Lindsay Ryan singled. Audrey Frye then ended the game with a double. Frye went 4 for 5 at bat, with the double, a triple and 5 RBIs. Ryan went 3 for 5, with a triple and three RBIs. Kylie Ferguson went 2 for 3, and Kaelyn Williams contributed a triple. Pitcher Ryan struck out 14 in eight innings.

In the second game, Minden’s 10 hits could not combine to outscore Castor in an 11-9 loss. Kylie Ferguson went 3 for 3, including a triple. Tatum Miller went 2 for 4. Lizzie Balkom had two hits, and Kaelyn Williams had a triple. Frye and Ryan smashed out one double each, while Senior, Tatum, had a home run and two RBIs. Nicole Lange had two RBIs.

The final game of the year on Tuesday in Minden saw Haughton soundly defeating the Lady Tiders to drop their season record to 11-14.

Below: A Lady Tider slides safely into second base during a double-header against Castor at Lady Tider Stadium Monday, April 3. The Minden team went on to win the game 8-6.