Adrienne has been a stabilizing force for us much of the time in the outfield. Her bat is something that has really come on strong and has been very consistent. She is explosive, powerful and very dynamic on the offensive side. |
As a team we are feeling very confident in our returning group. Our four freshmen coming in bring a lot, adding into a team that's had one of the best performances we have ever had. We return all of our outfielders and pitchers and have added in some great talent. I think we have put a mix together that will be very exciting and dynamic to watch. |
Bree really exceeded the expectations of a lot of people, I think even including her self. I think it will be a good challenge for her to keep progressing and moving forward while everyone is gunning for her. |
By bringing Lisa into our offensive mix, we will have an explosive lineup that should put up some great numbers in the home run and RBI categories. |
I can't say enough about Ingrid as a senior and her abilities as a leader. We are seeing consistency out of her now both offensively and defensively. |
I think Maggie sees the game differently now and is practicing differently, which is leading to great potential for her to be a starter for us. |
I'm excited for her to go into this season with the confidence that she is a Pac-10 level shortstop. We know that she is going to come up with big plays, and be a stabilizing force. |
It's always fun to watch Natalie play on defense because you never know when she will make that great play or make a throw that no one expected. Offensively we've seen a lot of growth in her this last year, expanding her game to include the short game, using her speed to be able to slap as well as drag bunt to get herself on base. |
Kellie is getting reps in the infield as well as the outfield during practice and is certainly learning a lot. She is constantly adapting to the Pac-10 level of play. |
Our ultimate goal is to be in the final game of the Women's College World Series. It comes down to us competing and practicing every day with that mentality. |
She has shown some great senior savvy in stepping into the infield and will be competing with and pushing Mia. |
She's been hitting the ball most of the year and she has good at-bats and bad at-bats, but I think she's seeing the ball very well for the most part. Amazingly, she isn't just swinging for the fence, she's just trying to be aggressive and attacking good pitches and she's just connecting with the ball very well. |
She's certainly made an impact with her power as well as with hitting for average. It's a lot of pressure to be hitting in that four or five spot and she's had to step up and do that. |
The team really came out focused and it was nice to score in the first inning. We kept going and never looked back. |
These were two great wins with a lot of contribution coming from everyone on the team. |