2003 Miracle Yearbook

The Lady Jackets softball team entered the season with high expectations coming off their successful'02 campaign. They fought hard, but unfortunately, their record did not truly reflect the depth and talent of the Jackets' team. They finished the season with a 14-22 overall record, winning 7 games in league play. Despite the record, Cedarville fought relentlessly,forcing an incredible 4games into extra innings. Sarah Tsermengas commented,"The season proved to be difficult and trying. Not playing in accordance with your talent is always hard,but the team learned that in order to win and utilize potential one must work hard at all times. Talent doesn't win games hard work and determination does." One hard fought game went 18 innings, which set an NAIA record. This three and a half hour adventure was only starting in the seventh inning when the Jackets scored two in the top halfof the inning. Rio Grande fought back with a two out single tying the score and sending the game into 11 more innings. The Jackets ended up dropping it in the 18th. Sophomore Natalie Fox pitched 17 and 2/3 innings while Ginger Keithley recorded three hits and scored both runs. The Jackets bounced back winning the next game of the double header 3-0 off Keithley's4for4 performance, which gave her an amazing 7 hits on the day. At the end of the season, Natalie Fox was named to the American Mideast Conference 1"team with and a team leading ERA ofjust over 2.0. Ginger Keithley and Ashley Smith both received Honorable Mentions. Tsermengas wrapped up the season saying,"Coming together as a team and experiencing softball competition at its highest form was exciting." The ball and bat connect for Patricia Wilson, adding another single to her statistics. HITTING AROUND 11,, \11111] •