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Baseball and softball are batter than the rest

Baseball and softball are batter than the rest

Addison Milne, Photography Editor April 28, 2023
“The best piece of advice I have received from a coach is to be the alligator in a swamp. It basically means to be the aggressor,” senior Terry Hayes said.
Spring Postseason Recap: Softball

Spring Postseason Recap: Softball

Margaret Baumgartner, Sports Editor June 10, 2019

Swing and hit: Madeline Parrish (9) stands at bat getting ready to swing at a game against Archbishop Murphy on May 11. The girls lost the game 6 to 10. They ended their season with 6 wins and 14 losses,...

Despite change in coach, softball perseveres

Despite change in coach, softball perseveres

Nick Vanni, Beyond Liberty Editor May 14, 2019

Not many coaches get their main entrance onto the field as head coach via an overnight call from the school’s athletic director. But such is the case with Nicole Kellar, the new head coach (former assistant...

Liberty softball bonds over diverse experiences

Liberty softball bonds over diverse experiences

Gabrielle Parrish, Sports Editor April 8, 2019

“To come out here, join a varsity softball team, go up against 55 to 60 mile per hour pitches, and to have never swung a bat before,” softball head coach LeEtta Specht said. “Those are the girls...

Softball team fights through adversity with positive attitude

Softball team fights through adversity with positive attitude

Sam Kelderman, Sports Editor June 7, 2016

The softball team has been struggling this season with a multitude of setbacks; underdeveloped defense, and inexperienced pitching has limited the girls success this season. However, the girls have seen...

Softball’s pitching leads to early season success

Nate Jarvis, Sports Editor June 2, 2015

The sun is shining, bottom of the seventh, bases loaded, two outs with a 3-2 count. The womens softball team relies on senior starting pitcher Sydney Hopper to deliver the final strike to end the game...

Softball program seeks stability in coaching

Skylar Kylstra, Senior Writer May 15, 2015

The new spring sports season is now in full swing, and for fast pitch, this new season brings with it new consistency, new talent, and new goals. Softball’s Varsity team has had high turnover in coaches-...

Fastpitch aims to bring it all home

Nate Jarvis, Sports Editor September 3, 2014

The softball team has officially accomplished their goal of making it to State. The team enters the tournament with a current record of 13-12. The athletes play its first tournament game on Friday, May...

Women’s fastpitch leaves it all on home plate

Jocelyn Tierney, Staff Writer May 8, 2014

After asking a few players on the Varsity Womens Softball team, what their team goal was for that season, they all had the same answer: to make it to State. Making it to State is the ultimate goal for...

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