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Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com From top to bottom, Oak Harbor’s girls softball lineup might be better than it was last year. That’s saying something, considering that last season the Rockets won their first-ever regional championship in getting to the final four.
Last year, the Cardinal Stritch softball team was young, and keeping the season alive was the play of then-senior third baseman Allie St. Clair, who batted .574 (27-for-47) with 24 RBIs and 14 stolen bases.
By: J. Patrick Eaken In his third season at the helm of Genoa softball, Michael Burriola has two letter winners from the 2019 season. However, Burriola has plenty of talent returning. He says they just need varsity playing experience. The majority of his players from Genoa’s 18-8 team two years ago were juniors and seniors. “We are very inexperienced,” Burriola said. “Last year because of COVID we were unable to develop kids and we are learning on the fly this year.” One thing that is for sure, Genoa has “excellent speed” and “good pitching,” says Burriola. Returning...