Lady Spartan softball team clinches their 3rd consecutive City Championship.
by Sam Stavish
photo by Kevin Fleming
With the season winding down, The TJ ladies softball team continues to tear apart every opponent sent their way.
With a respectably close game against the Lincoln Lancers, the ladies pulled out a crucial 5-0 victory, continuing their successful winning steak. Soon after, the team smashed their next victim, the West Cowboys, winning 11-1.
The big story, however, was the huge 11-1 victory over the previously unbeaten and 1st placed East Angels. Aryn Grywusiewicz held the Angels to only one hit on the mound and went 3 for 3 at the plate. Lauren Jorgensen added three hits and Sarah Southard and Morgan Bertram added two hits apiece. Head Coach Kyler Jackson credited the defense for much of the success. “Outstanding defense was turned in all around, but Lauren Kelsch made several run-saving plays at shortstop.” This win bumped the Angels down into second place, moving the TJ girls into that number one spot.
With their most recent 11-1 victory over the George Washington Patriots, and only one game left, things couldn’t look better for the softball squad. This last win marks the 22nd consecutive league victory over the past three seasons for Jackson’s team.
Currently the ladies have an overall record of 13-5 and an even more impressive 7-0 record in league play. As of right now the girls are on a spectacular eight-game winning streak. It is apparent why the team is tough to beat, only committing 29 errors all season, compared to their opponents’ average of 46, and accumulating 149 runs on 174 hits.
As soon as East defeated Kennedy it was official that the ladies had clinched their third straight city title, adding to the TJ legacy. The one remaining match this year against Denver North will not affect the team’s city title record. “This last match will be good practice for us, especially with state coming up,” said Jackson.
The team will now focus on the State title. Jackson says that it will be tough, but it is definitely not out of the question. “There are four or five really good teams that will be really hard to beat who are in contention for the state title, but we will definitely be a threat to some of the better schools,” he said.
