Alison Hess
Sofia Berryhill
Megan Downing Piro is one of three sophomore regulars batting over .400, hitting at a .500 clip over her first 24 at-bats. Morgan Crosby was hitting .475 over 40 plate appearances, also leading the team in RBI with 12 and stolen bases with 11. Hana Elawady was hitting .417 through 24 at-bats. “We have three seniors, a make-up of juniors that do a good job and then a good solid core in the sophomore class,” Wood said. “Everybody’s contributing. Good leadership is developing and the girls are really responding to each other and feeding off one another and playing their roles to the best of their ability.” Berryhill’s six-inning perfect game in the win over Concord was her first of this season and her second of her young career. “She’s a great pitcher,” Piro said. “She takes the game seriously. She wants to win and she expects her defense to back her up. In games like this, they are showing that. That’s what they do.” Berryhill isn’t one to get rattled in the circle. “I just practice and keep my head up,” she said. “I keep my emotions in check and I take the game by every pitch.” The win over Concord was an example of all facets of the game coming together. “Sofia did a great job in the circle,” Wood said. “She was able to get the strong defense behind her. Because there were some great defensive plays out there. And timely hitting.” “She had good movement on her rise ball, her screwball,” Coddington said. “But the name of the game for us is we didn’t make the adjustments.” Now comes the chance for College Park to realize more of its potential, with the NCS playoffs around the corner. They would be happy to string together some postseason wins and eclipse what last year’s Falcons did, which was to win one Division I playoff game before falling in the quarterfinals. “I want to see more of what I think our team can do,” Berryhill said. “I think this is a good preview of what we can step up to do.” ✪ 14
SportStars™
May 2019
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