Dixie State College possible host for Division II regional
Troy Olsen
Issue date: 4/29/09 Section: Sports
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With a record of 36-10, DSC's softball holds the No. 2 position in the PacWest Conference, going 19-5 in the division, and ranks No. 19 in national standings while waiting for other division games to come to a head for finalized standings.
First-year head coach Beth Collett said she feels great about the team and the season they have had. She said all of the hard work has paid off.
The Red Storm women's softball team is still hard at work with practices because the Red Storm have realistic hopes of making the cut and continuing in postseason play.
"The road starts here," Collett said.
Junior communication major Shantae Hunter, from Idaho Falls, Idaho, said highlights to the season were the long stretches of winning games.
Hunter said if the team makes conference finals, it will be the first time for DSC. She said her expectations of the postseason should end with success and that the Red Storm have as good a chance as any other team.
"It depends on how hard we work," Hunter said.
Collett said her first year has brought some challenges, but the team is unified, confident and full of great athletes.
Sophomore integrated studies major Ashley McFarland, from Layton, said beating last year's national champions, the Humboldt State University Lumberjacks, was the highlight of her season, while senior Dabney McIntyre, a business major from Taylorsville, said the April 11 home field Senior Day stands out after a doubleheader win over Grand Canyon University.
This is McIntyre's final season, and she said she came into this season with an open mind, not knowing how things would go with a new head coach and some new freshman players. However, commitment was part of the team's success this season, she said, while Collett, like any good coach, focused on the fundamentals being a link to success.
Collett said those links were "getting out on the ball field, playing hard and winning."
The Red Storm's postseason hangs in the balance of Division II decision makers. The brackets will be passed down on May 3.
While the Red Storm softball team waits for the answer to questions of when and where, the women already know why and how they got to this point.
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