A Great Looking back at the softball season, there were remembrances of both Facts & good and bad times. The good side is Figures shown through friendships and having fun during the game, while the bad Varsity Softball

times are remembered by the loss of Utica games. Fulton The Varsity girls’ record of 4-13-1 Auburn Oswego showed many close games including Rome losses to Henniger and Auburn by C-NS Henniger only one run. Honors went to Beth West Genesee Greco and Lynda Neuman with a tie ESM for M.V.P., and Stacy MacDonald was FM Auburn given the M.I.P. award. Oswego Describing the reason she plays, Henniger West Genesee Lynda Neuman says, "Softball is a Liverpool great sport, I have been playing since I ESM was seven years old. It has been one of FM C-NS my favorite hobbies. I probably won't have time to play while in college, but Shelia Jenkins I am sure I will play for fun!’’ Standing at first base, Wendy "I was able to pitch a lot during the Pacheck waits anxiously for games. The extra practice really helped the speeding ball. She helped to improve my skills,” states Tammy to lead the team in their victo­ Savage. ries. Wendy recalled that, "This year was definitely my Kristen Boivin As for the J.V. team, which was best year ever! And I'll never coached by Mr. Deloff, an observer forget all of the fun times that would consider it a learning experi­ me and my friends have had. I ence. Even with their 4-12 season, the might play in the future, but I'm not sure." girls showed a great deal of improve­ ment over the season. Games against Sophomore Tracy Deloff Liverpool and West Genesee were the pitches a fast ball to her oppo­ most exciting and difficult. nent. She is pleased when she Recognized players were: Kim is able to strike her adver­ LaRochelle, M.V.P.; Kristin Boivin, sary, as she did during this M.I.P. game. Besides being her father, Mr. Deloff always lends a Dawn Bigtree openly admits, "Our hand to Tracy and her games have their good and bad points. teammates as their coach. Tra­ When we get psyched for a game we cy has a great deal of pressure all pull together and cooperate. Our upon her as she tries to please team does very well defensively. When her father. we start losing, everyone blames mis­ takes on somebody else. Then every­ Carrie Stock (32), who be­ one gets upset.” longed to the Varsity team during her junior year, played All in all, the softball players have first base, , and greatly enhanced over the course of outfielder: "My best game is the season, but realize improvement is always the first one I play, be­ necessary. As Tracy Seelman puts it, cause I hit a .” Carrie "Practices were long and hard, but at moves into the batter’s box, the end, it seemed worthwhile.” preparing herself to hit another 154 Softball Kristen Boivin RBI, contributing to the team s Jeff Bennett success in this game.