By Ed Piper
Kaitlin Murphy and Roxy Metcalf are co-captains of the Viking softball team. They spoke before La Jolla's game at Mission Bay Thurs., April 18. Murphy, a senior, starts at third base. Metcalf, a junior, holds down shortstop.
How's it been going lately? What are you guys working on? (to Kaitlin)
We're just working on getting on our pitching back to win some more games.
What are some strengths of your team?
J.C. (Taylor) and Aviv (Laska) have been hitting really well.
How about yourself?
I've been hitting decently. So has Roxy.
How's your play at third? Solid?
Yeah, we've been doing good defense-wise. I think I'm doing pretty well.
What types of things do you do as leadership as a four-year varsity member?
Roxy and I are captains, so we help the team out that way.
(To Roxy) Leadership--what do you try to instill in these young players?
Honestly, hard work and commitment. I think commitment is a big problem that we had on our team in the past. So making sure everyone shows up and that they're ready to play when they show up is what we've been trying to do this season.
You're a junior. You're in your third year on varsity. What have you seen during your years?
I've seen ups and downs of our team. Definitely, pitching is something we need to work on. Every year there's a lot of new girls, but this year a lot of the same people have come back. So, honestly, (it's) reworking those same skills to get the team back to where we were in the past.
You guys have been good at talking to people who haven't played before, or who weren't going to go out for the high school team. How's that work?
We've definitely lost a lot of people, but this year we've gained a lot of experienced girls. We have a JV team, and a lot of the freshmen have played before. J.C. and Savannah (Putnam) are sophomores and have come back from last year, and they've just been very helpful.
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