Irish softball has high hopes

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The Irish softball team has high expectations this year with the return of six all-conference players who last year led the team to a Central Minnesota Conference Championship and a 20-5 overall record.
Among them is senior short stop Emily Webb; senior second baseman Summer Knudsen; senior left-fielder Chloe Callahan; senior right-fielder Jenny Brings; senior first baseman Taylor Pilger; and senior pitcher Kennedy Haney.
Speed, power, a sound defense and a veteran in the circle will make the Irish a contender for the CMC title again this year and a worthy opponent in the playoffs. Last year the Irish won their seventh conference title in 10 years, coach Tim Knudsen said.
They also got as far as the section semi-finals where they lost to Watertown-Mayer.
This year, they hope to go all the way, winning the section championship and earning a trip to state.
To do that, they are going to have to work on being aggressive on the base paths and not leaving players stranded on the bases, Knudsen said.
They will have to get past a tough Rockford and Eden Valley-Watkins team in the CMC to reclaim their title, and as for the section, “they are all tough in the section,” Knudsen said.
The Irish started practice on Monday, March 9, and their first game is scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, at Litchfield at 4:30 p.m.
 
Softball schedule
• Tuesday, April 7, at Litchfield, 4:30 p.m.
• Thursday, April 9, at Annandale, 4 p.m.
• Sunday, April 12, Kimball at Maple Lake, 4:30 p.m.
• Monday, April 13, Rockford at Maple Lake, 4:30 p.m.
• Monday, April 20, Browerville at Maple Lake, 5 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 21, at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, 4:30 p.m.
• Thursday, April 23, at Pierz, 4 p.m.
• Thursday, April 23, at Pierz, 5:30 p.m.
• Friday, April 24, New Life Academy of Woodbury at Maple Lake, 4 p.m.
• Saturday, April 25, at St. Cloud Cathedral, 11 a.m.
• Monday, April 27, at Rockford, 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday, May 2, at Alexandria, 11 a.m.
• Saturday, May 2, at Alexandria, 1 p.m.
• Monday, May 4, at Kimball, 4:30 p.m.
 
• Thursday, May 7, Eden Valley-Watkins at Maple Lake, 4 p.m.
• Thursday, May 7, Eden Valley-Watkins at Maple Lake, 5:30 p.m.
• Friday, May 8, Dassel-Cokato at Maple Lake, 4:30 p.m.
• Monday, May 11, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted at Maple Lake, 4:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 12, at Holdingford, 4:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 12, at Holdingford, 4:30 p.m.
 
Softball roster
Seniors – Emily Webb, Summer Knudsen, Chloe Callahan, Kennedy Haney, Taylor Pilger, Jenny Brings, Emily Rose. Juniors – Brooke Ankerfelt. Sophomores – Olivia Marquette, Ellie Haney, Morgan Scheiber. Freshmen – Mollie Scheiber, Linsey Rachel, Amber Klug.

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