Angels and Cowboys no match for the mighty Spartan Softball Squad.
photo by Rebecca Holt
On Tuesday evening, the TJ softball team played against Denver East at TJ and beat the Angels in exciting fashion 5-4, scoring the winning run in the seventh inning.
With the Spartans trailing the entire game, Junior Angleine Almagure hit a triple to drive in Junior Casey Edelman. “The game was very intense, and it’s only preparing us for those tougher games down the road. It was scary though, because at one point it seemed like East was going to take away our chances of our fourth consecutive city title,” said Aryn Grywuiewicz. Aryn threw 15 strikeouts setting a new TJ record! “It felt great to play that well, but I’m fortunate enough to have a great team and coach who believe and support me all the time,” said Grywuiewicz.
Even though the softball team played a great game, Head Coach Kyler Jackson still feels that the softball team has room for improvement by fixing the mental mistakes, and continuing to work hard in practice.
On Thursday evening, the Spartans took on the Denver West Cowboys at All City beating them 17-3. The Spartans had a good offensive night with a triple from junior Lauren Jorgenson; nonetheless the players said they struggled defensively making the same mental mistakes, overthrowing balls and not making the right defensive plays. “We’re underestimating our opponents and it’s showing in our play. The line between being cocky and confident is being crossed,” said Grywuiewicz. The Spartans have no problem of taking advantage of their opponents’ mistakes, but they still feel they need to grow mentally with their own play, and with two more games left in the regular season, the softball team is looking to pull it all together. “If we continue to play like this, we will struggle in the post season,” said Grywuiewicz.
“I’m becoming nervous because were still making the same type of mental mistakes and things aren’t changing,” said Senior Morgan Bertram. “This team is a family, and I don’t want our season to end with disappointment.” The softball team’s next game is against Abraham Lincoln High School on Tuesday here at TJ at 4:15.
| Date | Opponent | Played at | Time | Result |
| Mon 08/24/09 | Overland High School | Thomas Jefferson High School | 4:15PM | W 17 -1 |
| Mon 08/31/09 | Rock Canyon High School | Thomas Jefferson High School | 3:30PM | L 2 – 11 |
| Tue 09/01/09 | Valor Christian High School | @ Valor Christian | 4:00PM | W 16 – 0 |
| Fri 09/04/09 | Palisade High School | @ Peach Fuzz Tourney | 3:00PM | W 2-1 |
| Sat 09/05/09 | Palisade High School | @ Peach Fuzz Tourney | 9:00AM | W 11-1 |
| Sat 9/5/09 | Fruita | @ Peach Fuzz Tourney | 11:00AM | L 9-0 |
| Tue 09/08/09 | Falcon High School | @ Falcon High School | 4:30PM | W 1 – 0 |
| Wed 09/09/09 | Woodland Park School District | Thomas Jefferson High School | 3:30PM | W 14 – 1 |
| Thu 09/10/09 | Montbello High School | @ Montbello High School | 4:15PM | W 19 – 0 |
| Thu 09/17/09 | Fort Lupton High School | Thomas Jefferson High School | 4:00PM | W 3 – 2 |
| Sat 09/19/09 | LaJunta High School | @ La Junta High School | 12:00PM | L 3-1 |
| Sat 09/19/09 | La Junta High School | @ La Junta High School | 2:00pm | L 4-1 |
| Tue 09/22/09 | Denver North High School | @ Denver North High School | 4:15PM | W 22-3 |
| Thu 09/24/09 | George Washington High School | G.Washington High School | 4:15PM | W 14-0 |
| Tue 09/29/09 | Denver East High School | Thomas Jefferson High School | 4:15PM | W 5-4 |
| Thu 10/01/09 | Denver West High School | All City Field | 4:15PM | W 17-3 |
| Tue 10/06/09 | Abraham Lincoln High School | Thomas Jefferson High School | 4:15PM | |
| Thu 10/08/09 | John F. Kennedy | All City Field | 4:15PM |
