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Softball team prepares to take it home

May 6, 2013
The team lines up with partners to practice their catching and throwing. Photo by Emily Glacken
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The team lines up with partners to practice their catching and throwing. Photo by Emily Glacken

Junior Varsity softball teams practiced on Friday April 19, 2013 to prepare for their up coming games in the gymnasium by doing stations for batting to improve their batting skills and pairing up and practicing throwing and catching the balls. With all the practice, they will be ready for their games.

 

The team lines up with partners to practice their catching and throwing. Photo by Emily Glacken

 

The girls practice to get better at throwing and catching. Photo by Emily Glacken

 

Eighth grader Alexis Evan and her partner throw the ball back and forth to each other to practice. Photo by Emily Glacken

 

At this station the girls were throwing a ball and practiced bunting. Photo by Emily Glacken

 

The coach throws a ping pong ball towards the player to help them practice batting. Photo by Emily Glacken
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