Softball: Perfect day as Tarr, Burgettstown give Deer 300th victory
BURGETTSTOWN – When Mark Deer became the head softball coach at Burgettstown High School in 1996, he didn’t expect to be in the coaching ranks very long.
But 20 years and 300 wins later, Deer and Burgettstown are still together and winning big. In a non-league game Saturday against visiting Roane County (W.Va.), Deer and Blue Devils had a perfect and memorable day.
Senior Kate Tarr pitched a five-inning perfect game and Burgettstown rolled to a 13-0 win, the 300th in Deer’s coaching career.
Tarr struck out 11 and the Blue Devils’ fielders took care of the four pitches Roane County put in play.
The Blue Devils had 11 hits, all singles. Hannah Abbott led the way by going 3-for-4 with five RBI. Paige Sherman was 1-for-1 but drove in two runs and Tarr helped her own cause by going 2-for-2 with two RBI to help Deer register the milestone victory.
“When I took this job, I thought I’d have it four or five years,” Deer said. “I did it as a favor to some friends who had daughters playing. I guess this is a job that grows on you.”
Burgettstown (10-5 overall) is tied for the Section 1-AA lead with Avonworth.