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From the Chickasha Express Star, August 14, 2009, Chuck Larsen, writer:
Lady Longhorns focus on fundamentals in ‘09 New Lady Longhorn fastpitch coach Bill Delaplain has his players getting back to basics as they prepare for the upcoming season.
“My emphasis is fundamentals,” the first-year coach said before Wednesday’s practice. “I also want to ensure every player is at least familiar with every position on the field. That’s critical in a small school, especially with the numbers that I have, that people be interchangeable. I’m really focused on making them as interchangeable as I
This will be a small team number-wise and a young team, with just three seniors – Mattie Hiten, Summer Fagan and Micha Witcher. Juniors Morgan Ledford, Courtney Dean and Crystal Neece, sophomores Paige Dunn, [Bethani] Woods, [Courtney Alcorn and Kristin Williams] and freshmen [Phaedra] Moore and Hailey Terry round out the ten-girl roster.
Right now, positions on the field are still up for grabs but the coach has found his starting pitcher.
“Our starting pitcher will be [Bethani] Woods,” he said. “She can bring some power but seems to be a little more of a finesse pitcher. She does throw hard and she tries to work the corners “We’ve got three or four more girls working on pitching,” he added, with a chuckle, “and I’m hoping they come along pretty quick so we don’t wear Bethan It’s also been back to fundamentals with the bats. “We’ve changed some batting fundamentals and it’s taking some time to get adjusted but we have four or five that can be ready to put some heat on the ball,” the coach sa “Summer and Courtney are hitting with power right now. All of them are making improvement and a lot of them are making good contact.”< With a lot on the table, Delaplain is cautiously optimistic about the season.
“We’ve got some athletes and we have some potential," he said. "I think that by mid-season we can be pretty competitive with most of our district. I’m hoping to see more success than they’ve had in the past few years This is Delaplain’s first year to coach at a public school. He’s from Wynnewood, where he worked for DHS. He has coached privately and has done a lot of umpiring, which gives him a different perspective on the game.< “I’ve had a lot of experience around softball,” he said. “I’ve seen a lot of teams go a long way and I’ve learned what works and what do Assisting Delaplain will be Carrie Anderson.
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Alex High School pitcher Bethani Woods whips in a strike.
All photos by Tammy Baker unless otherwise noted.
Alex High School and Junior High Fast Pitch Softball
Coach: Bill Delaplain
High School Fastpitch All-Conference: Alex Seniors Summer Fagan and Mattie Hiten and Sophomore Bethani Woods were chosen as All-Conference by conference coaches. Sophomores Courtney Alcorn and Kristin Williams were awarded honorable mention. Photo from left to right, top to bottom: Kristin Williams, Courtney Alcorn, Mattie Hiten, Summer Fagan and Bethani Woods.
Catcher Courtney Alcorn pops a runner at first.
First baseman Summer Fagan picks up an easy out.
High School Schedule
| Date & Time |
Team / Place |
Result |
| 08-14-09 - 5:30 pm |
Verden at Alex |
L 6-14 |
| 08-18-09 - 5:30 pm |
at Minco |
rescheduled* |
| 08-20-09 - 08-21-09 |
Ninnekah Invitational Tourney |
L 1-7 Elmore City/Pernell |
| 08-24-09 - 5:30 pm |
at Dibble |
L 2-10 |
| 08-25-09 - 5:30 pm |
at Central |
L 1-10 |
| 08-27-09 - 4:30 pm |
Crooked Oak at home |
rained out |
| 08-28-09 - 4:30 pm |
two games at Minco* |
L 2-10 & L 6-7 |
| 08-31-09 - 5:30 pm |
Elmore City / Pernell at home |
L 3-11 |
| 09-01-09 - 4:30 pm |
at Crooked Oak |
W 17-2 |
| 09-03-09 - 5:30 pm |
at Wayne |
L 0-8 |
| 09-08-09 - 5:30 pm |
Cyril at home |
L 0-13 |
| 09-10-09 - 5:30 pm |
at Elmore City / Pernell |
rained out |
| 09-15-09 - 5:30 pm |
Dibble at home |
L 0-4 |
| 09-22-09 - 5:00 pm |
at Ninnekah |
L 0-10 |
| 09-24-09 |
District Playoffs begin |
2 losses to end season |
Jr. High Softball
Holly Anderson takes a single.
Photo by Teresa Moore |
Hailey Terry tears up home to score. |
Pitcher Ashley Williams tags a runner out off the hit. |
Faith Alexander and Kambrie Patton |
Tessa Langford: Homerun? No problem
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Junior High Schedule
| Date & Time |
Team / Place |
Result |
| 08-14-09 - 4:30 pm |
Verden at home |
W 17-12 |
| 08-17-09 - 4:00 pm |
Pioneer at home |
W 19-11 |
| 08-18-09 - 4:30 pm |
at Minco |
rained out |
| 08-24-09 - 4:30 pm |
at Dibble |
L 4-8 |
| 08-25-09 - 4:30 pm |
at Central |
L 0-7 |
| 08-31-09 - 4:30 pm |
Elmore City / Pernell at home |
L 5-9 |
| 09-03-09 - 4:30 pm |
at Wayne |
L 3-4 |
| 09-08-09 - 4:30 pm |
Cyril at home |
L 0-9 |
| 09-10-09 - 4:30 pm |
at Elmore City / Pernell |
rained out |
| 09-15-09 - 4:30 pm |
Dibble at home |
L 2-5 |
| 09-16-09 & 09-18-09 |
Central Invitational Tourney |
Lost to Central 0-10; Lost to Walters 2-4
Win over Central #2: 10-5 |
| 09-17-09 - 4:30 pm |
Paoli at home |
rained out |
| 09-22-09 - 4:00 pm |
at Ninnekah |
W 6-5 |
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Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association - Fast Pitch Softball
Oklahoma Coaches Aid
Questions? Call Danny Moore at 405.785.2264
Thanks to Carrie Anderson and Joey Pettijohn for providing all scores and other information for this site.
Multimedia
Alex Longhorn Fastpitch Softball 2009 from alexpublicschools on Vimeo.
Alex Jr. High Fastpitch Softball, Fall, 2009 from TAMower on Vimeo.
2009 ROSTERS
High School
Courtney Alcorn, #2, 10th
Courtney Dean, #21, 11th
Paige Dunn, #33, 10th
Summer Fagan, #30, 12th
Kari Franklin, #13, 12th
Mattie Hiten, #24, 12th
Morgan Ledford, #29, 11th
Phaedra Moore, #15, 9th
Crystal Neese, #31, 11th
Hailey Terry, #16, 9th
Micah Wicher, #23, 12th
Kristin Williams, #3, 10th
Bethani Woods, #1, 10th
Junior High
Faith Alexander, #22, 7th
Holly Anderson, #2, 8th
Raven Bond, #23, 8th
Tessa Langford, #5, 8th
Kambrie Patton, #1, 8th
BJ Pettijohn, #3, 7th
Phaedra Moore, #10, 9th
Shawnace Sanders, #8, 8th
Hailey Terry, #18, 9th
Ashley Williams, #5, 8th
Samantha Underwood, #15, 7th
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