Keep On Keeping On

Ladies,
I just wanted to say that I am proud of each and every one of you for the hard work and sacrifices you have made to be a part of this program.  It's not always easy but you come out every day with the determination to get better and better.  I appreciate that because you do so without complaint. We may not reap the benefits immediately but your hard work will eventually pay off! We saw glimpses of that this weekend and soon we will see more and more...keep on, keeping on! You're doing great!

Freshmen

Many of you played positions yesterday that you had little or no experience.  Despite this fact, you stepped up to the challenge and got the job done.  You could have easily unraveled but instead you were calm, focused, and confident.  It takes a lot of maturity to handle the stresses of such change and I am proud of you for your ability to do so.  It is those qualities that make athletes great.

Congratulations to Hannah Holland, our player of the game. She showed off her ability by making several tough defensive plays and an RBI single to tie the game 1-1.  Great job Hannah! And great job team!  I am very proud of all of you for a game well-played. 

The Measure of Success

We know that our measure of success may not always be on the scoreboard.  This week has been a success for us simply because of improvement.  Our goal was to cut the errors in half and execute at the plate.  Although we didn't win, we played one of our best games against the number 5 team in the nation, Soddy Daisy.  We surpassed our goal by two thirds with only 3 errors.

Kudos to KK for pitching a great game against the Lady Trojans. Normally you expect to see freshmen unravel because of the nerves and jitters but she did the complete opposite. KK, what great composure you displayed on the mound. I love seeing that kind of maturity level in a freshman.

We did some positive things at the Gibbs Tournament as well.  Again, we minimized the errors and a majority of our line up put the ball in play. Great job to Nanea Haruo and KK for doing your job at the plate by putting those squeeze bunts down.  The most important thing is that everyone seemed to have some improvement in their game. Keep after it Lady Raiders and let's have a good week this week!  

Thanks Parents

Thanks to everyone who supplied food and snacks for the team this weekend.  I don't think we would survive without you!  And thanks again for driving.

THANK YOU

Thanks to all parents who have taken time out of the their schedule to transport players to games.  Your help is greatly appreciated! 

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Congratulations to this week's player of the week Yoshi Hooks.  Yoshi had 12 strikeouts against Bradley and only gave up 3 hits.  She worked hard on the mound this week averaging 7 strikeouts per game.  Yoshi also contributed to the team with a batting avg of .529 and came through with some key hits in the Nashville tournament. Keep up the good work!