Throughout the 2008 season, sophomore’s Melanie Hansen and Denise Hernandez will give Citrus softball fans an inside look at the Citrus College softball program. Coming off one if it’s most successful season in program history, the 2008 season holds lots of promise for Head Coach Jackie Boxley and her crew. The Softball Blog is an insider’s perspective of what the players are thinking and feeling during pivotal moments as the season progresses. What follows is the inaugural Softball Blog for 2008. The Lady Owls open up their 2008 slate tomorrow with a 2:30 PM home contest against Saddleback College at Northside Park in Azusa, CA.
We are really excited to finally get the season started. The girls and I have been practicing really hard, and are ready to play a game. I am super excited because I think that we have a very solid team this year that will go far. We have an extreme amount of talent at each position, so I believe that we will have a really good season. I am excited to surpass our winning record from last year, and try to win the Western State Conference for the second time in Citrus College history.
We are practicing our hearts out, but also having a great time. All the girls are fun to be around, and we seem to have created some good chemistry. We are glad to have found an awesome field to play our home games on, and are excited to have a big audience to play in front of. This team really has heart this year, and I am thrilled to be a part of it. I hope that we have a great season, reach the goals we set, and most importantly show some SWAGGER!
- Melanie Hansen
I am very excited to get the season started. All the girls are getting pumped up, and that is getting me pumped. I want us to go out there and show everyone what we are capable of, and I know that we are capable of a lot. Personally I want to keep the winning from last year rolling over into this season.
We all have been working hard during practice running tours, doing agilities, hitting, fielding, and just getting game ready. Seeing everyone at practice trying really hard gets me excited, because I know that they want to win. There is a softball cheer that goes, "WE gotta want it, to Win it, and WE want it more!" and we do want it more! So let’s get out there and win.
-Denise Hernandez