Check out the Tuesday, April 14, 2026, softball edition of the Fastball: Byron Nelson set a school record for wins, plus area scores.
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Byron Nelson sets school record in win over L.D. Bell
Meredith Hambric tossed a 3-hitter and struck out 15 to lead Trophy Club Byron Nelson past Hurst L.D. Bell 6-0 in a District 4-6A game on Tuesday night.
The Bobcats picked up their 29th win of the season, setting a new single season record. Byron Nelson is 29-3-1 overall and clinched at least a share of the district title at 13-2. Additionally, Nelson head coach Dani Hadnot recorded her 100th career win.
Kaylee Vien’s RBI single started the scoring in the first inning. She added an RBI sacrifice fly to right in the fourth that made it 2-0. Elle Dearing added RBI singles in the sixth and seventh innings.
Gabby Cuellar hit an RBI triple to drive in McKenna Cleary in the seventh that extended the lead to 5-0. L.D. Bell fell to 4-20-1 overall and 1-14 in district play.
Legacy homer dooms Lake Ridge
Shayla Gonzalez broke open a 1-1 tie with a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning and Mansfield Legacy hung on to beat Mansfield Lake Ridge 4-3 in a District 3-6A showdown on Tuesday night.
Legacy (19-11 overall, 10-2 district) completed its district slate with the win. Lake Ridge (17-13-1, 9-2) falls into a tie for second alongside Fort Worth Boswell, which beat Weatherford on Tuesday night.
Gonzalez’s RBI single gave the Broncos a 1-0 lead in the third, but the Eagles tied it in the fourth with a solo home run by Zoey Pratt.
Kaylyn Marstaller drew a 1-out walk in the Legacy seventh followed by a single from Caldwell. With 2 outs, Gonzalez drove a pitch to deep center to give Legacy a 4-1 lead.
Lake Ridge got back-to-back, 2-out singles in the bottom of the seventh followed by a 2-run double from North Carolina State commit Ryan Roberts. Julia Harper (North Carolina) was intentionally walked, becoming the game-winning run at first base, before Gonzalez, who also started in the circle, got a ground out to shortstop Lillie Gaudio, who’s headed to LSU.
LaRoche has big night for Martin in rout of Sam Houston
Arlington Martin sophomore Alexa LaRoche had a night going 4 for 4 with 2 home runs, a double and a triple while knocking in 8 runs during the Warriors’ 17-2 win over Arlington Sam Houston in a District 8-6A game on Tuesday night.
Sam Houston (8-14-1 overall, 4-9 district) took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a double by Daisy Armendariz. LaRoche smacked a 2-1 pitch to deep right for a 3-run home run in the bottom of the first. Her triple in the second pushed Martin’s lead to 6-2.
Martin (19-10-1, 11-2) added 7 runs in the third with LaRoche’s 2-run double to center extended the margin to 12-2. LaRoche scored in the inning on an RBI double by Adrianna Correa, who drove in 4 runs.
LaRoche hit a 2-run home run in the fourth.
Grandview rolls by Rice led by Tarleton State commit
Tarleton State commit K.J. Hubbard had a big night to lead Grandview past Rice 14-0 in a District 18-3A game on Monday night.
Hubbard hit a grand slam in the top of the fourth inning that extended the Zebras’ lead to 10-0. Taryn Jackson added a 2-run single in the frame to push the Grandview lead to 12-0.
Hubbard finished with 6 RBIs and a pair of hits. S.J. Mann (Abilene Christian) went 3 for 4 with 1 triple and 2 RBIs. Kenna Collins added an RBI single in the first inning and a 1-out triple in the fifth.
Hubbard pitched all 5 innings and allowed 4 hits with 7 strikeouts. Grandview is 25-2-1 overall, 9-0 in district and won its 63rd straight district game.
Boyd rallies to clinch district title
Down 4-1, Boyd erupted for 5 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to go on and beat Ponder 10-4 to claim the District 10-3A title on Monday night.
Boyd (27-2 overall, 11-0 district) won its 22nd straight game. Ponder (8-15, 3-8) took a 4-1 lead in the third inning on 2-run singles by Kami Thorson and Skylar Kysiak.
Bella Tipton hit a 2-out double to center that drove in 2 runs and gave Boyd a 5-4 lead. Tipton scored to make it 6-4 on an RBI double from Stanford commit Abby Atkinson, who picked up the win on in the circle, registering 9 strikeouts.
RBI doubles from Savannah Davis and Gabby Salas in the fifth extended Boyd’s lead to 9-4.
MONDAY’S SCORES
FW Trimble Tech 19, FW Wyatt 3
Springtown 11, Decatur 5
Benbrook 21, FW Dunbar 0
FW Southwest 17, FW Western Hills 6
FW Diamond Hill-Jarvis 22, FW Eastern Hills 0
Peaster 11, Comanche 1
Paradise 11, Pilot Point 1
Boyd 10, Ponder 4
Valley View 20, Callisburg 3
Grandview 14, Rice 0
TUESDAY’S SCORES
FW Boswell 13, Weatherford 3
Mansfield Legacy 4, Mansfield Lake Ridge 3
Mansfield 20, North Crowley 4
Euless Trinity 3, Justin Northwest 1
Trophy Club Byron Nelson 6, Hurst L.D. Bell 0
Southlake Carroll 17, Keller Central 0 (5)
Keller Timber Creek 14, Haslet Eaton 12
South Grand Prairie 5, Haltom 1
Arlington 13, Grand Prairie 4
Arlington Bowie 12, Arlington Lamar 2
Arlington Martin 17, Arlington Sam Houston 2 (5)
Aledo 15, Granbury 1 (5)
Saginaw 14, FW Chisholm Trail 3 (6)
FW Brewer 10, Azle 3
Argyle 4, Denton Ryan 1
FW Paschal 16, FW Polytechnic 0
FW South Hills 13, FW North Side 1 (5)
Cleburne 15, Mansfield Summit 3 (5)
Burleson Centennial 12, Burleson 2 (6)
Joshua 15, Everman 0 (4)
Mansfield Timberview 13, Arlington Seguin 8
Brock 7, Glen Rose 3
Mineral Wells 6, Stephenville 0
Plano John Paul II 16, FW Eagle Mountain 1 (3)
Godley 15, Ferris 0
Kennedale 18, Alvarado 2
Venus 11, Waxahachie Life 5
Early 5, Tolar 2
Breckenridge 23, Millsap 6 (5)
This story was originally published April 15, 2026 at 12:09 AM.