Softball notebook: Cape Elizabeth, Sanford off to powerful starts
First-year coaches at both schools are enjoying their debuts as the Capers and Spartans put up big offensive numbers.
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Cape Elizabeth pitcher Anna Cornell has 36 strikeouts in 15 innings, allowing only five hits and two walks – and she is hitting .733 with one home run and nine RBI. The 5-0 Capers have outscored their opponents 75-2.
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Kristen Duross and Lindsay Tibbetts were hired to coach the softball teams at Cape Elizabeth High and Sanford High, respectively, before the 2020 spring season.
The coronavirus pandemic, of course, shut down the 2020 softball season. Now teams are back in the dugouts, and Cape Elizabeth and Sanford are off to fast starts. Both the Capers, in Class B South, and the Spartans, in Class A South, are off to 5-0 starts, each team using a potent hitting attack and quality pitching.
Softball: Players to watch in southern Maine
These players didn t get to take the field last spring, but they are well worth keeping an eye on in 2021.
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Emily Antrim, Massabesic junior pitcher: After sharing pitching duties in 2019, when she went 4-1 with a save and a 3.73 ERA, Antrim will be the No. 1 pitcher. She also hit .455 in the cleanup spot.
Chantelle Bouchard, Biddeford junior catcher: Recovering from a knee injury, she is expected back later this spring. In 2019, Bouchard batted .458 with eight doubles, six home runs and 29 RBI.
Elly Bourgoine, York junior infield/outfield: Bourgoine had some key hits for the Wildcats in their 2019 run to the Class B state title game, and she’ll ignite the offense from the leadoff spot.