The softball season began with each player providing input as to what they wanted out of their season.

Some girls wanted to hit better while some girls wanted to work harder; whereas, others wanted to win more than 4 games.

Everyone agreed that although they wanted to win, what they wanted most of all was respect. Something that Regina softball has had a hard time securing in the past.

In past years, the team had been going through the motions, but not working as a team nor working up to their potential.

Their prospects for winning was low. They often went out with little confidence with the thought that would lose. It is safe to say that this years team had had enough with Regina’s softball reputation and wanted to go out competing.

This year, the team had had enough with their softball reputation. They wanted to go out competing and that is exactly what they did.

The Varsity Softball team, with a total of 12 players, ended their season with a record of  17 wins and 16 losses. They finished third in their conference. Out of the 16 losses, many were lost by only a few runs with very few ending in a slaughter. Compared to last year’s four wins, 17 wins was a pretty big achievement. Yet, the team was not completely satisfied and recognized they could have ended better.

Unfortunately, their successful and competitive, season ended in a way that was not ideal. On Saturday, May 20, the team faced Immaculate Conception College Prep (IC) at Plunkett Park in the Regional Championship.

Going into the game, the team understood that IC was a decent team. In order to win, the team needed to truly bring their A-game to the field. After an hour rain delay, the game began and Regina was off to a rocky start at the plate. While they were making contact, the hits made for easy plays for the opposing

While they were making contact, the hits made for easy plays from the opposing team’s fielders. After holding IC off for a while, a bad inning allowed for IC to bring in quite a few runs and without a big advance in hitting from Regina, IC took the win with an ending score of 7-0.

Head Coach Jim Goranson offered some explanation for why the season ended this way. He explained “In

He explained “In hindsight, the end of the season happened for only one reason.  The group didn’t rise to the occasion when the time came in the playoffs.  This group wasn’t confident enough to handle the pressure of elimination.  When the pressure was on the team, the team lacked enthusiasm and heart.  Handling pressure and expectations is something that Regina softball needs to be better at.”

Losing the game was not easy for anyone. After having such a successful season and with intentions of going far in the playoffs, Regina losing to a team they could have beat was pretty hard to accept. On top of that, the three seniors on the team realized that this was their last Regina Softball game and it served as a bit of a

On top of this, the three seniors on the team realized that this would be their last Regina softball game. Collectively, the seniors sent the rest of the team off with hopeful expectations that next year’s time would continue to improve and make them proud.

In order to do so, the team will have to make some improvements on top of the many they made this year.

Goranson said, “One other aspect that needs to be addressed is that I didn’t recognize the lack of confidence the team had until the playoff game was over.  I should have been more vocal preparing the team for the playoffs.  The team was talented enough to make it to Sectionals, but they didn’t believe it could. That’s on the coach.”

As the season has come to and end, the team may not have made it as far as they anticipated. However, with the help from the coaching staff and dedication of the players,  it is safe to say that the goals they set at the beginning of the year became a reality and because of that, next year’s varsity softball team will be taken seriously. And as Coach

And as Coach Goranson would like to add, “This team has just scratched the surface of what they are capable of.  If they choose to continue to dedicate themselves to improving over the summer, fall, and winter, the sky’s the limit on what Regina softball can become. “