Show Lady Bruins taking the theto their game to another level VY 4 c JL- JL T iY e t Globe File Photo Last years year's Lady Bruins hosted pitcher Lindsey Palmer Palmer Female Athlete of the Year Danny Angus Contributing Writer For the Bruins Softball team there is no off While most teams in other sports spend their season off-season working on conditioning speed and the occasional vacation the Lady Bruins will be stepping up to the plate with other Division 1 schools from around the state The Bruins have 13 new freshmen on the team and only two returning starters The team will be working on making the competitive jump to the next level said Coach Mary MaryKay MaryKay Kay Amicone Three of last years year's players are now playing at at t the U of U and two have been picked up by This is coach Amicone's fifth year coaching softball at She is coming off offa a 45 10 record winning the Scenic West Athletic Conference and ranking fourth in last years year's regional tournament The hardest thing about this year is the turnover of new athletes Amicone said Many of this years year's athletes were the stars at their high schools and they're starting to figure out that there are other people as good as they are Last year pitcher Lindsey Palmer was named the Betty Jo Graber Female Athlete of the Year as well as being team first-team American All American All-American and S WAC pitcher of the year This year the Bruin Bruins s roster features Athletes from high schools in this state and two athletes from Las Vegas The personality of the athletes we recruit will be a key factor in getting this team to the championship according to Amicone They love to win and we coaches are exited about everything we have to teach We have a lot of depth with our pitching and above average speed in all positions she continued continue Softball Continued on Softball season starts Continued from f om Al While it may sound like the Bruins are starting from scratch there are four other teams in the division that are in the same situation with just a few returning starters and plenty of new freshmen athletes Amicone said that winning the division will come down to which teams gel and who coaches The official season doesn't start until January Until then the Lady Bruins are stepping up their game and taking on some teams on the next level Id I'd love the students to come support and interact with the team and see the level of competition Amicone said Its a fast paced game 2008 Fall Schedule Sept 4 vs 0 4 pm p.m. Sept 10 vs vs' FLAMES 4 pm p.m. Sept 18 vs 4 pm p.m. Sept 24 UTAH DH 2 pm p.m. Sept 26 BYU 2 pm p.m. yam f Sept 27 A vs 11 llam am a.m. Oct 1 oJ UTAH i 4 pm p.m. Oct 4 4 vs PEGASUS PEGASUS t t TC THUNDER 11 am a.m. Oct 11 vs PEGASUS 11 am a.m. Oct 17 BYU Tourney TEA Oct 25 24 DIXIE Tourney TEA |