Dedicated. Competitive. Resilient. Those three words just about sum up the environment on the girls’ softball team, head varsity coach Megan Quinn said.  

“Our teams are made up of athletes who strive to better themselves [on the] softball field,” Quinn said.

Beginning on March 8, the girls softball team has been in full swing, practicing six days a week, two hours a day, Quinn said. Their training is nothing short of intense, consisting of running, jumping, scrimmaging, and working on several other physical skills necessary to do well in games.

“While this can be grueling, training is critical for our players to prepare their bodies for a long season full of competitive softball,” Quinn said.

Although the ability to practice outside on the softball field has been somewhat hindered by the poor weather conditions as of late, athletes continue to stay productive                   at practice by working drills inside and taking advantage of the indoor   hitting cage, varsity pitcher Lucy Lee ‘26 said. In addition, the team sometimes uses these days to prepare themselves from a mental point of view. By drawing the field on the board of one of the health classrooms at SC, they go over what to do in certain hypothetical situations that could come up during a competition.

“It’s definitely a mental game,” Lee said. “Training yourself to know what to do in different circumstances is so important.”

Despite this heavy training schedule, the team still finds ways to connect with each other, Lee said. Whether it’s cheering each other on when they succeed or playing music on the bus to an away game, all 42 team members each try to create a supportive environment where everyone has fun and feels included.

“Whenever someone does something good, everyone’s excited for that person,” Lee said. “We’re so proud of each other for what we’ve accomplished.  It’s the best thing ever.”

With some new additions to the 14-player varsity team this year, Quinn intends to strengthen the culture of the team with team-building exercises that encourage each player to get to know and form bonds with other athletes within the program.

“[The games] really bring us together,” Lee said. “They really help us build relationships with each other, which also helps us work together on the field.”

After finishing last season with a loss to Marist High School in the Regional Championship game and a 15-17 final record, Quinn also hopes that all three levels of the team will achieve winning records this year. 

“We play a tough schedule each year, but I am confident with the current talent within our program and the rising stars coming into our program that we can achieve this goal,” Quinn said. 

The girls softball team will compete next at an away game on March 20 against Morton at 4:30 p.m. Their next home game is April 4 against Hinsdale South at 6 p.m.