Walsh Jesuit Warriors 2024 Softball Preview

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Walsh Jesuit Warriors

Head Coach: Tony Scibelli
Years Head Coach (current school): 6
Record (current school): 65-18
Years Head Coach (overall): 11
Record (overall): 141-38

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Backo
Bill Lesh
Hailey Eckelberry
Tony Burke
Erin Hocker

Record last season: 6-0 / 16-7
League Affiliation: Crown Conference
Last year's playoff results: Lost in regional finals to Austintown Fitch

Top players returning:
Natalie Susa - University of Minnesota commit
Zoey Schmitt - All NE Ohio
Sienna Tepley - Army West Point commit, 2nd Team All Ohio
Bri Wise - Three year starter at 2B
McKayla McGee - University of Akron commit
Caleigh Shaulis - Kent State University commit, 2nd Team All NE Ohio, Crown Conference MVP

Top players lost:
Keeley Clinton - four year starter at SS
Jenna Passek - four year starter in OF

New impact players:
Gianna Lenahan - Junior
Sophia Papalardo - Junior
Maddy Herbele - Junior
Bella DiSanto - Junior
Ava Weekly - Junior
Renee Brown - Soph
Claire Gardner - Soph
Ella Girard - Soph
Brynn Mineard - Soph
Brooklyn Marchette - Fresh
Mia Berquist - Fresh
Kat Taylor - Fresh
Maddy Grano - Fresh
Maddie Wilson - Fresh

Twitter:
@WalshJesuitSB

Final Comments:
This is certainly our deepest team in my tenure at Walsh Jesuit. Our upperclassman are experienced in big games and our underclassman bring a lot of talent and flexibility to our team.

Once again, we will be carrying 20 on our varsity roster. This is almost always a big advantage for us, giving us a number of options for pinch running, courtesy running, pinch hitting and defensive purposes - not to mention the energy we have in our dugout. Team chemistry is very solid with this group.

We have a great mix of speed and power offensively, and defensively we are seeing big improvements in key areas from last year. Again we have a solid pitching core with Susa and McGee, while Taylor and Grano are up-and-comers in the circle for us.

If all goes well, we will be peaking in May and can go on another run in the very difficult Division I Northeast district.
 
 
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