By Robert Medley
Managing Editor
For the third consecutive season, Head Coach Brandon Treece’s Okarche Lady Warriors softball team has improved on their season record.
This spring, the slow pitch team finished 16-8. The team won their district tournament, but then fell to Shattuck in the regional tournament.
“I thought we played really well,” Treece said. “This is the third year in a row we won more games than the previous season.”
The team will return six of nine starters.
There will be a few summer games and then fast pitch softball in the fall.
The team has pitchers and batters returning. Returning will be Karsyn Vallerand, who will be a senior, Emma Stover, who will be a junior in the fall. Jadyn Arms and
Haley Coffey are seniors who will graduate this spring.
“We have a good nucleus coming back. So we just need a few pieces to put together,” Treece said. “We’ve got a chance to be even better.”
The team won their district tournament with an 18-7 win over Ringwood April 26. They also beat Ringwood 18-15 in the first game of the day.
The girls defeated Drummond, 13-2 April 22 after losing to Oklahoma Bible Academy 8-9 in extra innings on April 22. Before that game, they had a seven game winning streak with wins over Union City, 11-10, april 13; Calumet, 13-3, April 12; Kingfisher, 17-6, April 6; Geary, 6-3, April 5; Hennessey, 16-2, April 2 and Watonga, 10-2 on April 1.
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