On This Date: March 29, 1989

March 29, 1989 — An eight-run second inning helps Tamaqua’s softball team open the season with a 10-5 victory over Nativity. Becky Banning collects two hits, scores a run and knocks in one during the big frame, while Michelle Gerber, Marianne Haas, and Kristen Tout also deliver RBI hits in the inning. Sue Sfarra allows just five hits in picking up the pitching win for the Blue Raiders, coached by Andy Harvan. Haas finishes with two hits, and Tout ends with two RBIs.