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Sophomore Brianne Nutty pitches the ball to an awaiting batter. Nutty
threw a one hitter and went two for two at the pl ate again st Marian.
photo by Rebecca Smedlund
Freshman Alex Grell throws th e ball back to the pitcher during practice.
Grell was the starting catcher for most of the reserve games. photo by
Rebecca Smedlund
Personal goals and team unity
make for a successful season.
season
0 f s u c cess
pages by Ashley Ermel
Winning a majority of their played was a blast. We looked forward
games, JV softball with a record of to playing every team," junior
13-1 and reserve softball finishing with Chantel Wilson said.
a J 2-3 record, the girls had nothing to For a majority of the players,
be ashamed of. Cheering each other on personal goals were set high, and
during every game, helped them play to together they made an accomplished
the best of their abilities. year.
"We always cheered each other "My personal goal was to hit
on, even when we made mistake s. We better than last year and work with the
never got down on ourselves," sophomores to help the freshman with
sophomore Lauren Culler said. their surroundings and play to their
Although some teams were very best also," Culler said.
easier to play than others, the teams Team strong points were
Would you rather be hit by a still played their hearts out for every noticeable during practices as well as
games.
game.
softball going 60 mph or slide "The team that we were most "Unity of the team was our
into a 200 lb. catcher? looking forward to playing was Millard most important strong point. It helped
us in every other aspect of our playing
West, just because we've always been
rivals, and it was nice to beat them. I just by keeping us on the same page
Catch er --- U11 U11 (1 0) love playing softball, so every team we and keeping us together," Wilson said.
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