One thing I love about this team besides the USUALLY stellar pitching and defense..which definitely wins games in the postseason more than offense...is the fact that our offense is multidimensional..we can win with the long ball if need be with the power of players like LH and BC, or we can win with small ball with players like Stewart or DeWitt or even the speedy Merritt with her great base running and the fact she often stands in there and isn't afraid to get plunked by a pitch if need be. If we aren't launching long balls, we can still win games in multiple fashions, which is a great thing. Most teams are either home run hitting clubs or play mostly small ball..and we can do both..sometimes even in the same game. One player who has really come into her own this year and that is really helping make our lineup even that much better is slapper Justine McLean. She has pretty much no power, which is kinda rare, even for a slapper, but her average is very solid and she has plenty of speed. Hitting in that 9 hole, if she can stay on top of her game, it will really turn the lineup over and allow our elite hitters in the first few spots in the lineup to get even more AB's.
Exciting times for this softball club as they go for the repeat.
