The Kennedy Softball Celts are extremely excited about the upcoming softball season. The ladies have come from 6-14 in 2007 to missing a chance to go to the MSHSAA Final Four by one game in 2009. They fell to Class 3A State Champion Cape Notre Dame in the State Quarterfinals last season. We only graduated one player (Sam Powers - who's talent and leadership will be hard to replace) from last year's 21-3 squad. Last season the girls were AAA conference co-champs (9-1) with St. Dominic and they won the Kennedy Round Robin Tournament.
The sky is the limit and the girls understand this. They know we will not sneak up on anyone this season. The girls have more talent on the team than most teams around. For us to reach our full potential the ladies must refuse to be outworked by our opponents during practice. We have upgraded the schedule for this season. The Incarnate Word Tournament is early in the season and it should let us know about our strengths and weaknesses. It will be a nice challenge for the girls to compete against much bigger schools. It should be a fun season that will hopefully end up with a trip to the Class 3A MSHSAA State Tournament.
The team is led by All Conference players Jenny Hill, Allie Ehrlich, Lexi Ehrlich, Brooke Miller, Paige Miller, and Becca Powers. Other girls that are going to contribute to the varsity this year include Alyssa Busken, Kayla Cox, Meg Duisen, Lea Grassi, Alyssa Mangan, Katie O'Brien, Michelle Silva, Mary Kate Walczyk, and Lauren Wilson.
