Show Softball team soaring after slow start Gerald Narciso The Globe After losing the first seven games of the season it looked like it was going to be a long year for softball team But despite the rough start the team is back on track as they near the thelast thelast thelast last stretch of the season I think weve we've played really well said freshman Cara Wright The season started out pretty rough but we came together er as a team The Lady Bruins have won seven of their last 10 games improving their record to 18 More impressively their conference conference conference confer confer- ence record has improved to 15 7 Im really happy with how much progress we have made said year second-year Head Coach Mary Kay Amicone We have basically a brand new team and I think that have gelled pretty good goodas as a group Im I'm pleased at where we are arc at Amicone attributes her teams team's latest success to an improved offensive game Lamar College CO transfer Kristen Meek has been consistently solid at the plate with a team-leading team in conference conference conference con con- ference play batting aver aver- age Mandy Hatch has proved tobe tobe to tobe be the Lady Bruins' Bruins power hitter with team-best team 32 RBI and 4 HR Freshmen Shelly Manual as well as Lindsay Isakson have also done their part to get on base and score runs Weve been successful because weve we've had those people clutch up said Amicone With the conference tournament tournament tournament ment less than a month away the Lady Bruins hope to continue their winning ways But it wont won't be easy considering this SL C Chas has not played a game for over two weeks Last week April 78 78 78 7 8 Colorado Northwestern was forced to forfeit the four games due to a lack of players The reason why has to face them an extra two games than usual is to make up for the March 25 series that was cancelled cancelled cancelled can can- celled due to weather The day before the two teams each got a victory North Idaho defeated the Lady Bruins easily 10 1 in the first game before losing to 1 0 in the second Amicone remains confident that her squad can finish off the conference schedule strong strong before heading into the ment We want to be peaking around tournament time so were we're trying to build to that said Amicone who also believes her team is a legitimate contender in the tour tour- We have to play our best to win that that tournament Were We're not as talented as three with other teams but were we're right them After this weekends weekend's six-game six series at home the Lady Bruins take off to Henderson NV to take on CC Southern Nevada a team that has swept 4 0 this sea sea- son The team finishes off the 29 28 regular season on April when they take on Snow College at home From there the tournament starts and anything can happen But that is something that the players presently are not focused on We just try to take it one day at a time and hope everything will turn turnout out good said Wright |