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lins at pitcher, Elena Gambill at shortstop and Amanda Ward at third base.
Collins, who starts at catcher in fast pitch, has adjusted nicely to life in the circle, King said.
“She’s done a really good job,” King said. “Elena bats lead- off and sets the tone offensively.”
King said he has taken a little more laid-back approach to the spring season. “Softball is softball,” he said. “The girls are having fun with it. To me, getting prepared for the game is a little different. We’re a little more loose than we are in fast pitch. Maybe it shouldn’t be that way, but it is.”
Class 6A Westmoore
(7-4) and 5A Little Axe (5-3).
Head coach Steve Randall has six play- ers off the fall fast- pitch state title team in which to build around, including
Freshman Caitlin Paolini, who started at second in fast pitch, has helped solidify the defense up the middle, King said.
Eighth-ranked Union started slow but has found its stride in recent weeks. The Red-
skins finished second at the Moore Big Cat Tourna- ment, earning victories over a pair of No. 1 teams in
and Kelsey Good- win (SS). Others off the
Alexis Riley (3rd
base), )
infielders Courtney Dobson (2nd
championship team include battery mates Ashley Saxton and Maddie VanBurkleo at pitcher and catcher,
who play a lot. We’re coming off a good showing at the Moore Tournament.”
Randall said for the Redskins to make a tournament run, they need to play solid defense and get some timely hitting. “We don’t score a lot of runs,” he said. “But if we keep our opponents’ runs down, we can win a lot of
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and leftfielder Brianna Evans. “They’re our nucleus,” Randall said. “We also have five sophomores and a junior
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