WOMEN’S
oftball
‘Young but scrappy’
Warm weather, longer days and hints of extended
sunshine usher in softball season, which will provide
a young and eager Oregon women’s team with an
opportunity to prove itself.
Head coach P.J. Harlin beams with excitement
while discussing the potential of the 1985 squad.
Harlin fields a young team, with just one junior and
one senior, but she is convinced that their “en
thusiasm will overcome their inexperience.” While
other teams around the league rely on experience,
Harlin says, “these kids play on guts.”
Junior shortstop Jackie Coburn agrees, noting
“we’re young but we’re scrappy.”
With 15 of the 17 players coming from within the state, this team
•s truly “Oregon’s bunch.’’ And. as Oregonians, they’re familiar
with the obstacles posed by a fickle climate: It’s often an uncertainty
whether the weather will permit a scheduled game to be played.
Harlin feels the rain may cause her girls to play too tentatively —
other teams worry less about making errors since they know there
will be more games. Although she would like to see more aggressive
play,. Harlin says there is evidence that the Ducks’ tentativeness has
helped out in the field. “Last year we had the lowest percentage of er
rors in the league,” she says. / ..
Story by Justin Much
• Photos by Ross Martin ■
Harlin feels that her past teams have not been aggressive enough
at the plate. The older players have made vast improvements in the
batters box. and the freshmen arc a solid lot who know how to play
the game. Stronger hitting is one of the main reasoas this team is
picked as an early favorite to gain a berth in the NorPac playoffs at
the season's end. •
. Harlin’s confidence 'is' boosted by. the Ducks' largest pitching
contingent since she’s been at Oregon. Sophomores Sony Schroeder
and Cindy Garrett bring experience to the mound. Schroeder played
in Europe last summer, which helped to improve her game. Garrett
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