Sophomore Amber Dietrich returns to team after being named to All-CSAC first team as a freshman.
Slowly but surely, the spring weather is approaching and with that comes the start of Cabrini’s spring athletic season. A greatly anticipated season coming up is the softball team’s season. With the addition of new freshmen and the return of last year’s freshmen, juniors and seniors, the team has started their pre-season warm up and is headed in what they hope to be the right direction that will take them to a CSAC championship.
As the pre-season goes on, the lady Cavaliers will soon be leaving for their Florida spring break trip. There, the team has six games lined up to get them started.
Lea Enoch, senior psychology major, plays outfield for the Cavs. She is excited to not only get the season going but to make it a memorable one.
“The team that we have this year is capable of doing extraordinary things,” Enoch said. “We have a very young team, but don’t let that fool you. There are eight new freshmen that are very strong players. The future is extremely bright for this team and I can’t wait to come back and watch it grow and develop into a powerhouse program.”
As a senior, Enoch has set goals for both her team and herself.
“Coming back from our Cinderella season last year with only one senior that left, I fully expect us to have another winning season and hopefully make it to the CSAC championship game,” Enoch said. “I want to help these girls stay focused and for them to feel comfortable enough to ask me or the other two seniors anything that is bothering them.”
The second senior on the team this year is political science and American studies major Rebecca Miles. Miles plays catcher for Cabrini. She too has high expectations for this year.
“I think that this year we have a great chance of winning CSAC,” Miles said. “Getting to the championship game was a great accomplishment last year but the feeling that everyone had at the end of the game was a bitter feeling. I hope this year we won’t have to have that feeling.”
The leadership qualities in this year’s seniors are blatantly positive.
“I can’t wait to get outside and play on the field instead of playing inside. I also cannot wait to just bond as a team,” Miles said. “I plan on giving 100 percent all the time because I am more of a person who leads by example then a vocal leader.”
Miles also hopes to see the team mesh well together on the field by being very vocal and having each other’s backs.
Mathematics and communication major Steph Diegel is the third senior on this year’s softball team. Diegel is a third baseman who has been playing since tee-ball.
“We have a lot of great talent this year and as we practice more and more and get to know the new players we will be even stronger than last year,” Diegel said. “If we just play together as a team we will do great things and there will be nothing to be disappointed about.”
Along with the other two seniors, Diegel is more than willing to step up into her leadership role on the team.
“We only lost one senior last year who is irreplaceable but as one of the three new seniors this year, we are going to try and fill her shoes as best as possible,” Diegel said. “I hope that my experience over the past three years will give me great insight to teach the new girls to be the best seniors that they can be in the future.”
Overall, the general consensus of the softball team includes the goal of winning this year’s CSAC championship game. With the help of coach Mitchell Kline and the experience and leadership of the three seniors, expectations for this season are certainly high.
