DeKalb County High School Tigerette Coach Danny Bond got his 500th career victory as head softball coach Thursday and his team completed a perfect season in district play at 10 and 0 with a 3 to 1 win over Livingston Academy in Smithville.
Bond, the only coach the Tigerette program has had since it began in 1986, says this milestone is not just his alone. “I think it’s the program’s 500. I just happened to be at the helm, We’ve had some really good teams and really good girls, parents, administration, assistant coaches, and a good following from the community. If you get all those things together then you’re going to be successful at something. I guess I’m kinda lucky, fortunate, and blessed to be able to get that many (wins). I told the girls, we’ve gone 10 and 0 in the district and that you have 30 wins this season and really that’s the biggest thing about today. The 500 (observance), it will come and go but we still have a team that has won the regular season championship, won 30 games, and we’re expecting to win some more.”
In the game Thursday, the Tigerettes scored two runs in the second inning and one run in the fourth. Livingston Academy scored one run in the first.
Morgan Page, the winning pitcher, went the distance in the seven inning game. She gave up the one run on six hits. She struck out five and walked two.
Page also had a single and a solo homerun.
Cynthia Woodward, Jaylen Garrett, Hannah Green, and Brooke Hutchings each had a single and Alex Meadows doubled.
With the win, the Tigerettes are now 30-6 overall, 10 and 0 in the district.
DeKalb County will also participate in the Coffee County Tournament Friday and Saturday with pool play times being Friday at 4:00 p.m. vs Hendersonville and 5:30 p.m. vs. St. Benedict. On Saturday, the Tigerettes will play at 9:00 a.m. vs. Hume Fogg.
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