HEALDSBURG >> The Upper Lake High School softball team, sans seniors, went under the lights on Tuesday evening at Healdsburg High School in its season opener against the host Greyhounds, who prevailed 10-0 in five innings.
“I have a real young team,” Upper Lake coach Kelly Coburn said. “Nine freshmen, three juniors and two sophomores, but I’m liking what I’m seeing.”
Upper Lake (0-1) managed just three hits against Healdsburg pitching, singles by Stacy Johnson, Adrianna Saldana and Megan Franco.
Julia Mooney was the losing pitcher.
Healdsburg scored twice in the bottom of the fifth to end the game as the 10-run mercy rule came into effect at that point.
Weather permitting, the Cougars hit the road Friday to play Geyserville at 3:30 p.m.
In other action Tuesday:
Varsity baseball
Lower Lake 3, Pierce 2
At Arbuckle, Lower Lake beat Pierce, its second win in as many games to open the 2016 season. No details were reported.
Lower Lake (2-0) is scheduled to play Healdsburg at home on Saturday at 11 a.m.
JV baseball
Pierce 6, Lower Lake 4
At Lower Lake, the Pierce Bears scored two unearned runs in the top of the seventh inning to snap a 4-all tie and beat the Lower Lake Trojans in non-league junior varsity baseball action.
It was the season opener for a freshman-dominated Lower Lake squad and five errors set the table for four of Pierce’s six runs.
“The errors cost us,” Lower Lake coach Jim Peters said.
Losing pitcher Austin Oranje worked 4 1/3 innings and didn’t allow an earned run. He struck out three and walked none. Starter Brian Fonseca pitched 2 2/3 innings, allowed two earned runs, struck out six and walked one.
Izzac Carver, Jack Mitchum and Mike Taliaferro all went 1-for-3 with a RBI for the Trojans (0-1), who are scheduled to play Healdsburg in Middletown on Saturday at 2 p.m., weather permitting. Lower Lake stays on the road Tuesday to play El Molino in Forestville at 3:30 p.m.
