Concerned by the rain forecast 24 hours later, Kingwood poured it on Spring Monday evening under cloudy skies.
The reigning state semifinalists in Class 6A brought the boom with a pair of homers, 16 hits and their pitchers were near-perfect over four innings in a 15-0 non-district win over the Lions to start the regular season.
The game between the Mustangs (1-0) and Lions (0-1) was originally scheduled for Tuesday night.
Kingwood, which smacked 58 homers a year ago, started the season out with dingers by Stanford signee Addyson Sheppard and Leilani Garcia.
The Mustangs also had nine extra-base hits. Frei Pizzaro had two out of the team’s six doubles. Hunter Quentel, McKenna Holm and Kayla Macicek also doubled while Mia Chaires had a double and a triple. Kendall Yates also provided a triple.
Garcia led with three RBIs while Sheppard and Chaires each drove in two runs. Yates was 3-for-3 with an RBI.
In the circle, Quentel went the first three innings without allowing a hit. She struck out eight. Yates went the final inning with one walk allowed.
Kingwood returns to action Thursday-Saturday at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Bryan/College Station.
The Kingwood Mustangs softball team is seen with some younger fans ahead of their game against Spring on Feb. 10, 2025. (Chris Zorzi/SportCast Media)
