SNHU Softball Winds up for 2021 Season

Steven Covey Staff Writer

The SNHU softball team sits at a 2-6 record on their 2021 season as the team adjusts to their new schedule and new faces. After a few games were canceled in March, the team is striving to make improvements and carry on with the season.

When asked what the team needs to work on, outfielder and pitcher Chloe Griffin (‘21) said, “Playing offensively and stringing hits together.”

Griffin continues, “Sometimes we’ll get hits in the first inning and in the sixth but we don’t get them in a row. So it’d be nice to see more back-to-back hits. We started to do that in the last game so that was good.”

Looking ahead to the middle of the season, there are many positives that the team has seen so far that they hope to capitalize on. Getting to connect with new faces on the team has been the key to SNHU’s success.

“It’s been really nice meeting the freshmen. They’re a really talented group and I think they’ve surprised a lot of people in a good way, so they’re definitely going to make a big impact this season,” says Griffin.

With great potential coming from the underclassmen, the overall chemistry and teamwork outshines the competition, according to Griffin.

“Our chemistry’s been awesome this year,” she says. “It was very different not knowing half the team until March, but right off the bat, it’s been awesome. The underclassmen fit in really well and it shows. We’ve also had quite a few freshmen contributing this year and even cracking the starting lineup.”

After the abnormal sports season 2020 brought, the softball team is ready to get back into it. They’re working to make improvements to become a great competitor for this season.

Penmen Athletics shared, “SNHU is scheduled to play the next eight games (four doubleheaders) at home starting with Assumption University on Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m.”