“I think we should probably win league this year,” Aldrich said. Elizabeth Rostomian and Jennifer Love own the Barons’ two wins in the circle. Despite that, Barons coach Rick Aldrich thinks his team will be on the upswing with an infusion of promising freshman talent.įirst baseman Veronica Moore has two home runs through four games for Fountain Valley. First baseman and outfielder Eliana Gottlieb, the reigning Wave League MVP and a Minnesota commit, is only a junior.įountain Valley dropped from Division 3 to Division 5. Newport Harbor is the defending Wave League champion. Unlike the Oilers in Division 1, the Chargers did not receive the good fortune of receiving an at-large selection into the Division 2 playoffs after ending last season at 16-10 overall and 4-5 in the league. There are several new coaches across the area, including at Edison, where Jeremy Barnes will take over after previously serving as an assistant on Melissa Roth’s staff. Luth is also excited about freshman Anaya Togia, who will start at third base and provide some relief in the circle for Rush. “It’s just that you got to get your bootstraps on,” Luth said of moving to the top division. The Vikings have been promoted to the section’s Division 1 playoff grouping. “We have some unfinished business, and I think that is their goal right now is to play the best softball that they can.” “We underachieved last year when we lost in the first round of CIF,” said Shelly Luth, who co-coaches the Vikings with Dan Hay. Senior pitcher Emily Rush also carries a big stick in the batter’s box for a Marina team looking to avenge its first-round loss as the top seed in Division 2 last season. Los Alamitos beat Marina 6-3 in the season finale, preventing the Vikings from winning the league title outright. Marina shared the Surf League championship with Los Alamitos last season, although the Vikings left opportunities on the table. With the loss of power-hitting catcher Reanna Rudd to Tommy John surgery, Shelbi Ortiz figures to have a prominent role offensively as the Oilers look for her to set the table atop the lineup. Huntington Beach will be led by Texas A&M-bound senior pitcher Grace Uribe, the returning Daily Pilot Softball Dream Team Player of the Year. “We have an outstanding group of just, ‘We want to be together, and we want to make it work together,’ type of thing.” “We just wanted to see what their individual skills were. You guys all want to pull for each other,’” said Forsberg, a 15-year coach who recorded his 200th career win in a season-opening victory over San Clemente on Tuesday. “This team graded out off the charts cohesion teamwork, which is interesting to see because I keep saying, ‘Hey, you guys have great team chemistry. In a unique move, the Oilers took Clifton StrengthsFinder assessments, revealing an overwhelming personality trait within the team. “You follow the trend, right?”Īs far as other numbers are concerned, those analytics can be tossed to the side. “If I was a betting man, I would have us losing in the finals,” Forsberg said facetiously. Once more, Norco won and went on to win the Division 1 title. Last season, Huntington Beach topped its previous playoff run in advancing to the semifinals.
The campaign ended with a controversial loss at Norco in extra innings. Two seasons ago, the Oilers went as far as they had ever gone in reaching the CIF Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinals. Huntington Beach High softball coach Jeff Forsberg enjoys working with numbers, but there is one trend that he would not mind breaking this season.
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