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Scorpions softball season ends in play-in game loss
Freshman Alyla Brooks delivers a pitch during Sedona Red Rock High School’s state play-in game against Arizona Lutheran on Tuesday, May 4. The Scorpions were competitive with the Coyotes for most of the game, but allowed eight runs in the top of the seventh inning and lost 14-5. Despite a rough end, it was a productive season for the Sedona team, who featured a lot of players with little to no softball experience at the start of the season. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers
When Sedona Red Rock High School’s softball team defeated North Pointe Prep in a dramatic, extra-inning game in the season finale, it ensured that the Scorpions would be at home for their state play-in game against Arizona Lutheran on Tuesday, May 4. The home field advantage, though, was not enough.
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Senior pitcher Bella Horton throws a pitch during Sedona Red Rock High School’s game against Northland Prep on Thursday, March 25. Horton also pitched for Sedona in its game against Glendale Prep on Tuesday, March 30. Horton and the Scorpions were victorious in that game, defeating the Griffins 19-4 for their first win of the young season. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers
With a young team that features a lot of new players, Sedona Red Rock High School softball coach John Parks said that the Scorpions try not to scoreboard watch throughout games, but focus more on getting better. If the SRRHS team looked at the scoreboard during its game against Glendale Prep Academy on Tuesday, March 30, it would have looked good.
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Sophomore Annalee Dearden takes a swing during the Sedona Red Rock High School softball team’s game against Northland Prep Academy on Thursday, March 25. Dearden is one of many underclassmen on a team that aside from seniors Lesly Suarez and Bella Horton is made up entirely of freshman and sophomore players. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers
While some of the girls teams at Sedona Red Rock High School like volleyball and basketball have experienced players up and down the roster, the softball team is a little different.
There are some experienced players, like seniors Bella Horton and Lesly Suarez as well as sophomores Annabelle Cook and Annalee Dearden. Other than that, there’s very little experience on the roster. But what the Scorpions lack in experience they possess in enthusiasm to learn the game and improve.
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