Softball struggles to a 2-14 record

The Lady Atoms started out their season with a few tough losses but were able to dig out their first district win against T.C Williams 11-1. Their current record is 1-6 in the district with one win out of district against Falls Church by a score of 18-8. The young team looks to improve as they are coming off a loss against Hayfield 0-12.

 “A lot of us are freshman and we just don’t have very much experience playing at this level,” said freshman pitcher Izzy Yaroch. The team has six freshmen this year which means a lot of the positions are being filled by younger, less experienced players. One area the team has targeted for improvement is carrying over skills from practice into games.

Sophomore infielder Rachel Turner described what they need to work on. “We really need to work on our batting. At practice we are strong batters but when we get on to the field we have some problems making it to the base,” said Turner.

The Atoms put up a strong fight against the Lake Braddock Bruins with the end result being a tough 2-9 loss. Another defeat followed against the West Springfield Spartans 0-7. Despite the tough losses, the Atoms are keeping their heads up with positive attitudes all around, “The season hasn’t been going as well as we would have liked, but overall we are improving and becoming closer as a team,” said Turner.

This strong, positive outlook bodes well for the rest of the season.  The players say  they are aware of the amount of work and effort it will take to turn their season around. “I know we can win more than we have been. Most of our games have been close and as long as we keep working hard I can see us winning a few more games,” said Turner.

The Atoms are coached by Tom Grant, Abbie Kahn, and David Kish. They are lead by their team captains seniors Debbie McCoy, Tammy Pham, and junior Glenda Ngo. In their next game on April 24 they face the South County Stallions at 6:30 p.m. at South County.