Q&A WITH SAINTS SOFTBALL: PRE-TOURNAMENT WRAP

Heading into the NWAC Championship Tournament, we asked the coach and three players their thoughts about Mt. Hood’s 2023 season.

Q1: What have been the team’s biggest strengths this season?

Q2: What’s been your favorite memory this season?

Q3: Summarize this season in words:

Q4: What team would you want a rematch with, or to play, in the NWAC tournament?

Brittany Hendrickson, head coach:

A1: Team chemistry, family atmosphere, pitching staff is second in the NWAC in ERA and has kept us in a lot of games, our defense has been strong, working on our offense and how to produce runs, learning how to hit situational.

A2: The little moments, day in-and-out practice with this group. I’ll miss them once the season’s over. A lot of bonding on our away trips, staying in hotels, going to team dinners. Last year’s championship run with the sophomores has brought us closer together.

A3: Family, Fun, Forever

A4: No one specific. When it comes to playoff time it doesn’t really matter. We have seen a lot of the South but if we match up again it becomes a whole new game in a different environment. Beat the best to be the best.

 Matlyn Leetch, utility player

A1: N/A

A2: Every day of practice or just Slurpee runs, travel days, every game, every “Hell Week.” Best program that I’ll miss and the best one I’m ever going to have. Every single day I’ve been here, honestly.

A3: Chaos, Anarchy, Fun

A4: Obviously the ‘Big 2’ (Southwestern Oregon CC & Bellevue CC) and also Clackamas again, in fact.

 Kenzie Kosmicki, outfield

A1: N/A

A2: My favorite memory from this season would be bringing a stray dog home from our games in Yakima, Washington. He ran around the complex for a couple days and it was obvious he didn’t have a home. Savannah (decided to drive the pup home in her car where they gave him a bath and a comfy house to sleep in!

A3: Quirky, close, everlasting

A4: SWOCC or Bellevue

Lexi Geary, pitcher/infield

A1: N/A

A2: One of my favorite memories is our six games in three days where we played Blue Mountain CC, Walla Walla CC, and Columbia Basin College. Lots of travel and games played that weekend but this team made it fun and upbeat.

A3: Fast, memorable, competitive

A4: Northern Idaho