{"id":10565,"date":"2017-03-31T16:21:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T20:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=10565"},"modified":"2021-03-08T12:52:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T17:52:58","slug":"lady-sharks-softball-pushes-state-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/lady-sharks-softball-pushes-state-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Sharks Softball Pushes For State Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcathletics.com\/sports\/sball\/index\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Lady Sharks softball<\/span><\/strong><\/a> season has been like a roller coaster at a theme park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting off the season, they lost 15 of their first 18 games. They later went on to win seven of their first nine games in March. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the uneven play, the Lady Sharks (15-22) remain in the thick of the playoff race thanks to a 8-6 mark in Southern Conference play. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019ve had some high points as well as some low points,\u201d said Head Softball Coach Gina De Ag\u00fcero.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With six regular season games left in the season<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">three of those being conference games<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Lady Sharks have time to qualify for the State Tournament hosted in Vero Beach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe would all like to pursue the goal of winning states in order to make it to nationals as a team,\u201d said freshman pitcher Kiana East. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the Lady Sharks top players this year include sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/mdc-softball-player-recognized-academics\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Megan Garfinkel<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, who \u00a0has a .348 batting average; catcher Kiannah Molina who leads the team in homeruns (2) and RBI (22); and pitcher Emma Maitland who has seven wins and 68 strikeouts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others, like freshman outfielder Samantha Arrastia, have also contributed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m hitting a lot better than I expected,\u201d said Arrastia , who leads the team in hitting with a .409 batting average and has scored 18 runs and added nine stolen bases this year for the Lady Sharks. \u201cI would like to be more aggressive on the bases.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although consistency on the field has been an issue this year, the team is confident it can close the season out strong. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEverything the team learns on the field can be applied to everyday life,\u201d De Ag\u00fcero said. \u201cI want these young ladies to take advantage of the opportunity they have and run with it.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lady Sharks\u2019 next game is a doubleheader on April 5 \u00a0at the softball field at Kendall Campus, 11011 S.W. 104th St., versus Indian River State College at 1 p.m.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lady Sharks softball season has been like a roller coaster at a theme park. 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