1988 Miracle Yearbook

SWING 1987-88 Women's Softball. --Coach Bob Fires, Rebecca Clifford, Kristi Culp, Cheryl Fletcher, Chris Frie- sen, Kimberly Fordyce, Debbie In- galls, Christina Jackson, Tina Lethco, Kristy Lough, Sherry Neal, Jill Marhefka, Dawn Phillips, Dawn Smith. Top: Swinging with power, the softball team gave theseason its best effort. Far left: Winding up the pitch, Kristi Kulp aims for an out. Top Middle:Steadying herself Chris Friesen stands readyforaction. Bottom Middle:Sliding to safe- ty was the only option for 030. he 14-11 Lady Jackets turned in only the second winning season in the brief history of women's fastpitch soft- ball here at Cedarville. Their season, spanning from mid-February through early May,was dubbed as a "good success." First year coach Bob Fires comment- ed that the excellent crop of young talent blended well with the stability ofthe older players. This year's team was made up largely of fresh- men with only four veter- ans. Seniors Kim Fordyce and Kristi Culp,andjuniors Chris Friesen and Rebecca Clifford were the only re- turning starters. Coach Fires fielded four freshmen and onejunior to round-off the lineup. The highlight of the year was a first-time ever sweep over Defiance College. "It was the culmination of our team performance," ac- cording to senior catcher Kim Fordyce."We reached our peak, against a quality ballclub, both at bat and on the field. Those wins proved to me and the rest of the team that we could play with anybody if we were just patient, persis- tent, and executed the fundamentals." Senior pitcher Kristi Culp posted an 11-9 record with a 2.36 ERA. Freshman first- baseman Jill Marhefka scooped a .998 fielding percentage whilejunior Re- becca Clifford ran away with 14 stolen bases. Earn- ing All-WBCC Conference selections were Kim For- dyce and Chris Friesen. Fordyce led the team with a .346 batting average while gunning down 53°/o of at- tempted stolen bases. Frie- sen was second in batting (.329), while leading in RBI's(26),doubles(9),and slugging percentage(.463). "We could play with anybodyifwe executed the fundamentals." -Kim Fordyce Softball 197