Front: Trista Hoel, Jennifer Girard, Mary Kiser, Tiffani Penrod, Melissa Bolitho, Aimee Geibel. Middle: Tiffany Berry, Mary Jo Fantin, Jennifer Herman, Steffani Deubner, Sarah Reischman, Julie Finlayson, Lisa Cercone.
Back: Asst. Coach Don Spinell, Cheri Aul, Mandy Patterson, Michele Gehring, Kelly Gehring, Jennifer James, Kristi Finlayson, Head Coach Rick Cercone
Below is an excerpt from the yearbook
Even though their record did not show it, the Trojan softball team overcame their inexperience and proved to be a strong contender in the PAC-7. They showed their merit in strong battles against Fairless, Tuslaw, and Manchester - all PAC teams. One game against Manchester went 13 innings. "We lost a number of close games during the season,so our record was very deceiving. Four of the teams we played went as far as Regionals which accounted for seven of our losses," commented Assistant Coach Don Spinell. "I believe that we have the ability to rise to a new level of play next season."
"Our team improved 100 percent this season," stated senior Kristi Finlayson. "We had an extremely young team consisting of mainly freshmen and sophomores, but despite our inexperience we proved to be a strong contender every time we took the field."
"Our main weakness was our inconsistency in our batting," remarked Head Coach Rick Cercone. "We fell into a couple of slumps and never really managed to pull out of them."
Special awards went to Kristi Finlayson (sr.), PAC-7 First Team, Miss Softball; Cheri Aul, (jr.) HM PAC-7, Best Defense; Aimee Geibel (jr.), Coach's Award; Mandy Patterson (jr.), PAC-7 First Team, Best Offense.
Season Results
TV |
|
Opp |
14 |
Hiland |
0 |
5 |
Coventry |
0 |
17 |
Coventry |
6 |
1 |
Tuslaw |
6 |
4 |
Tuslaw |
6 |
0 |
Carrollton |
8 |
0 |
Strasburg |
3 |
5 |
TCC |
6 |
6 |
TCC |
5 |
9 |
Sandy Valley |
2 |
8 |
Sandy Valley |
13 |
2 |
Manchester |
3 |
2 |
Manchester |
4 |
5 |
Carrollton |
8 |
0 |
Dover |
2 |
2 |
Dover |
0 |
8 |
Bellaire |
1 |
0 |
Wintersville |
2 |
1 |
Fairless |
4 |
6 |
Fairless |
7 |
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