St. Joseph’s softball is ready to get out of the gym and onto the field
What happens in Vegas…or, in this case, what happens in Florida stays in Florida.
“Thanks for bringing that up,” St. Joseph’s outfielder Christina Quintana joked when the Brooklyn Eagle asked about her softball team’s 0-6 trip to Florida. “It was tough, but we’re basically a brand new team and because of the weather up north we were only able to get out to the field to practice outside just three times. It was basically our spring training.”
The Bears have already had eight games cancelled on them due to the cold or rain and were swept in six games down in Florida. Now that the calendar has turned to April, they are ready to begin playing games in the Northeast and are optimistic about their season despite having a team with eight freshman including a few in prominent roles.
“We’re excited,” said head coach Frank Carbone. “It’s going to be a young team, we only have two seniors and two juniors, but they are talented and it brings a level of excitement. Typically having so many freshman on a team makes it a bit nerve wracking. This isn’t nerve wracking though because of the talent. What we’re looking to do now is get some rhythm, chemistry and experience.”