Softball program hires all new coaches

The softball girls have new coaches this year who have coached them in winning eight of their 21 games so far including games in the Mansfield Tournament, the McKinney ISD Tournament and the Allen ISD tournament. Head coach Brooke Hale and varsity assistant coach Renna Bersosa have come in to take over the program and coach the team in new ways than done in the past.

Senior outfielder Taylor Peck said the team is buckling down this year and getting a lot done in practice to be prepared for the season.

“As far as game prep goes, everything is a lot more strict and tight,” Peck said. “The new coaches demand a lot more from us, so we’re working a lot harder, and it has already shown.”

Peck has noticed the new coaches bring a new style to the program.

“The coaching style is completely different,” Peck said. “They played the game in college, so they know more about it. They’re a lot more aggressive and a lot more demanding of us, which I guess is good.”

Senior second baseman Corri Westerberg said she feels practice for the games this year gives her a better sense of feeling ready for every game.

“They prepare us differently than they have in years past,” Westerberg said. “I feel like I’m more prepared this year than I have felt before, and they’re doing what they can to get us prepared.”

Westerberg also notices a better relationship between all the girls on the team.

“The team has a greater connection this year I feel, and the girls just have a stronger bond than we have [had] in years past,” Westerberg said.

Junior pitcher and first baseman Lydia Crouser said she feels the new change has helped the team start fresh and be ready for the season. Something new they’ve incorporated into the program is Performance Course, which is an unrivaled way to progressively improve athletic ability.

“With all the coaches we had the mindset of starting new and coming in fresh starting over and definitely like, we were wanting a change,” Crouser said. “So I think when we had new coaches come in we all tried to build on that as well.”

Crouser said that she can see the way everyone is on the field and feels there is a new, better mindset this season.

“We definitely practice harder and have a new mindset,” Crouser said.  “So far we’ve already won more games than we have in seasons before, and we’ve barely gotten into season. So it [has] definitely been effective. I can just see it on the field, like everyone’s energy, everyone’s focus. Everyone just wants to be there.”