Try-outs came and went for Varsity Softball, and finally for juniors Ami Francis and Brandi Kiel, they are no longer the youngest players on the team. Francis and Kiel have been on Varsity Softball since their freshman year, back in the 2008 season. After being the youngest girls on the team for the past two years, they finally feel the advantages of being upperclassmen.

This year the softball has a set of two new freshman. Paige Pauley who plays right field, and Jessica Moceri who plays 2nd base.

Knowing how it feels, Francis tries to help the freshmen feel as comfortable as possible. Pauley feels that Francis and Kiel understand her best because they know how tough it is to be the youngest player on the team. Francis wants to become an influence on the freshmen as Sarah Henke was to her during her freshmen year.

“The hardest part about being on Varsity is that I want to be just as good as the older girls” Pauley said.

In the past two years, there haven’t been as many significant changes, aside from the loss and addition of players. The team still plans to have a great season and have a lot of bonding time.

Lauren Ochs