WAUSAU – D.C. Everest softball coach Katie Shulfur stated belief is among the driving components to the Evergreens 11-0 undefeated begin to the 2025 season.
Final yr, the season concluded for the Evergreens by the hands of a 1-0 loss to the eventual Division 1 sectional champions New Richmond. This season, the Evergreens have answered the decision of redemption, downing the squad that knocked them off the tracks of their championship aspirations and taking the primary recreation within the essential convention collection towards SPASH who walked away with the division final yr.
Shulfur stated all through the season the staff has created a trusting tradition, which makes the highs and the lows of a softball season simple to endure, collectively.
“We have been collectively for 3 full years, a few of us 4 full years, and having the ability to belief in our talents and have the ability to put every part out there was actually working for us,” stated Shulfur.
“We have hit fairly a couple of patches the place our bats have not come alive immediately however with doing sure issues in observe and continually speaking with one another and understanding that even when we get scored on it isn’t one thing that’s going to tank our confidence. We all know that we have now to attain to win and it’d take a while, and the women being accepting of that has been key for us.”
On the halfway level of the season, the Evergreens have a agency grip on the Wisconsin Valley Convention. As of now it’s a two-team race between the Evergreens and the Panthers with D.C. Everest holding the benefit after knocking off SPASH 7-1 on April 8. D.C. Everest is presently undefeated total whereas SPASH holds a 4-2 convention file.
On Might 1, D.C. Everest will meet SPASH for his or her closing assembly of the 2025 season at their dwelling discipline with an opportunity to grab a commanding benefit within the WVC with a collection sweep of the Panthers.
That feat would put them squarely again into putting place to achieve their objectives after arising simply brief final season, shedding by a run.
“One of many objectives that the women made immediately is that they wish to be outright convention champions, simply with not getting that final yr, and it was that SPASH recreation, the 2 of them that had been the deciding components,” Shulfer stated.
And the yr earlier than we shared that we wish to be outright convention champions however they know we have now to give attention to one recreation at a time, after which from there, it is going to be checking off each regional recreation to sectional recreation. We’ve been taking a look at making that state look, since we have been knocked out for the previous couple years within the sectional semifinal recreation by groups who’ve made it to the state match, after which we’ll work in the direction of probably being state champions.”
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