Lobo pitcher key cog in team success

Growing up, Kyle resident Lexi Becthel was practically raised with a softball bat in one hand and a yellow ball in the other.

Bechtel grew fond of playing softball after she was introduced to the sport by her father, who himself played baseball at a young age.

Ever since then, Bechtel, now a sophomore at Lehman High, continued to grow her skills in the circle, to the point where she has now become one of the rising stars in a program that improved from a year p...