After an exciting 2024 season featuring a nine-week winning streak in the regular season— a 20-9 record overall— but not with the ending they’d hoped for, varsity softball is ready to take on the Metro League again.
After last season’s loss at Metro, unfortunately keeping them from competing at state, the collective goal is to power through Metro and onto state. With eleven returning players and a majority of upperclassmen, Jesuit softball is ready to redeem themselves.
Sophomore Eleana Regnier notes the significant work the team has put in to set up for a great season.
“Last season was definitely a season with adversities but we are also a strong team that was able to grow and overcome them,” Regnier said.
Collectively, the girls have been improving how they function as a team and building confidence. Having so many of the girls returning, and several committed, is also a great sign for the team’s power this season.
Juniors Makena Boynay and Aubrey Rhodes, both with a year of fantastic pitching under their belts already, will surely be powerful assets yet again. Rhodes, pitcher and shortstop, has spent the past year honing a diverse set of skills.
”I think the past year for me has been all about strength training and getting better individually all around the field. In high school, you might have to play positions that you usually don’t play, so you have to be ready for anything.”
Senior Riley Smith, committed to Denison for Softball, has spent the club season doing the same. She’s been focusing on her hitting power and gaining more confidence on the field.
For her last year playing for Jesuit, Smith is “really excited to see how they all come together and bring in the new freshmen.”
As a whole, the team is ready to give the 2025 season their all, feel confident with their offseason efforts, and bring a spirit of fun to the field.
“My goal, personally, is to just have fun on the field, playing with the girls that I only get to play with for a few months out of the year. I want my junior year to be a fun experience for me, as one of the last years I get to play high school softball,” Rhodes said.
