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New Look Wildcats Will Make Their Pitch For Another Strong Campaign
Softball returns after stellar postseason last spring.
It’s a whole new ballgame this spring for the Weston High softball team, which graduated four seniors last June, including their three captains, after advancing to the Division 3 North semifinals and bowing out to eventual state title winner St. Mary’s of Lynn. The Wildcats, of the Dual County League Small Division, finished the campaign with a 10-12 record, including a stunning 3-1 in postseason play.
Last year’s captains, starting pitcher Maria Posa, who was out for the season due to injury, shortstop Steph Meyer, and second baseman Julia Bernstein all graduated last spring, which means some pieces to this year’s puzzle are still in limbo, including the middle infield and a little of the outfield, which will miss graduated senior Crystal Tzau.
“We will have a mix of experienced and inexperienced players this year,” Weston head coach Kelly Harrington said, adding “our infield is still to be announced.” The coach, though, said infielders most likely will include senior co-captain Sarah Ober, Katherine Anderson, Marissa Messina, Danielle Silverstein, Sarah Goldman, and a few newcomers.
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Silverstein, Goldman, and Ariana Vasquez, all sophomores, will also return as the main pitchers for the Wildcats. Silverstein and Goldman were mostly relied upon last spring, after Vasquez, like Posa, suffered a season-ending injury.
The Weston outfield will return juniors Sami Gosman and Tanner Skenderian, who will play center and right field, respectively. Fellow juniors Kristen Welby and Aashan Saini will also be in the mix.
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The Wildcats are stable at catcher, where senior co-captain and returning starter Jessilee Gross is a good fit to work with Weston’s young pitching trio. Gross is also one of the Wildcats’ top sluggers at the plate, along with Ober, Goldman, Vasquez, Skendarian, and senior designated hitter Julia Bruce. Silverstein and Gosman, meanwhile, “provide speed and agility,” Harrington said.
Weston will open the season at home against non-league foe Mount St. Joseph Academy on April 11.