Souderton Softball Preview

SOUDERTON SOFTBALL PREVIEW

Coach: Carol Atkinson 5^th year

Assistant coaches: Doug Souder 1^st year Varsity Assistant (4^th year with the program)

Last year’s record:  13-9 overall, 9-7 SOL

Notable losses:  Riley York,( St Joseph’s University)  Megan Kummery, Abby Burns,(Kean) Brooke Scotti and Taylor Nelson

Key returners:  Kayley York (SR) infield, Lily Ponce (JR) infield, McKenna Schroding (JR) Pitcher, Kendall Clemmer(JR) Outfield, Cameron Nadolski (JR) Utility

Others to watch:  Makayla Mihelcic (catcher), Olivia Plinke ( Outfield/catcher), Jess Deery (infield) Grace Christie (Outfield), Kathryn Jones (infield), Sierra Miller (Outfield), Madison Byrwa (infield)

Strengths:  We return a core starting line-up

Outlook:  “We have a solid core of returning players that have a lot of experience and leadership.  Playing in arguably the toughest league in the state, we will get tested often but hope to be competitive.
“Senior shortstop Kayley York is a D1 commit to Rider. Kayley was 1st team all-league in 2022 and was one of the leading hitters on the team. Junior pitcher McKenna Schroding is a D1 commit to University of South Florida. McKenna will lead the team in the circle this season.”