By John RittenhouseA pair of Hills-Beaver Creek High School students made their debuts as members of the Luverne High School softball team last week.Freshman Kerri Fransman and sophomore Stacy Bush started for the LHS varsity team in the first two games of the season.Luverne lost a 4-3 home decision to Edgerton Thursday before falling 10-4 to Southwest United in a game played in Luverne Tuesday.Fransman started at second base and Bush in center field in both games.Fransman reached base with a walk, but she was zero-for-three at the plate during Tuesday’s six-run loss to SWU.Bush grounded out to the shortstop during both of her trips to the plate in Tuesday’s game.Both Fransman and Bush drew starting assignments during the opener against Edgerton in Luverne Thursday.Bush was hitless in one trip to the plate as the starting center fielder. Fransman was hitless in three at bats, but she did reach base after being hit by a pitch.The 0-2 Cardinals will play a Southwest Conference doubleheader in Redwood Falls April 15.
