Team chemistry makes for enjoyable season

They may have only won five games, but the softball team excelled in the area where being a part of a Catholic school really matters. The small team of just 14 girls made for a very close team, and the chemistry between every player shone this year.

This closeness is what helped the team see more wins this season, Alysia Kunkel, ‘18, said, “Spending time with the team was the best part of this season. I think the reason we doubled our wins was because of the high level of team chemistry this past year.”

While competing against other teams was still enjoyable, Claire Ott, ‘17, commented that her favorite memory from the season was, “The practice when we had ‘competition games day’.” The whole team split into two separate teams, and we competed against each other in a few rounds of capture the flag.”

Having a lot of fun and sharing many laughs was an essential part of daily practices and games. While a player was up to bat, the rest of the team would cheer something specific to that person. For example, Ellie Osterberger, ‘18, started a cheer for Ott that went, “Hey, peanut, I like your truck!”

Most of the jokes could only be understood by the softball girls and coaches, Kellie Klein, Beth Miller and Kayla Wilson.

As Coach Klein often said, “This season was a year for rebuilding and improving on the ‘little things.’