By Yeiden Nieves and Connor Ryan – Sports Editors

The Law softball team has started the season off strong with a 6-2 record.

They have secured victories thus far over East Haven, North Haven, Branford, Wilbur Cross, Guilford, and Lyman Hall. The Lawmen finished with a 13-7 record last season and lost to St. Joseph’s in the second round of the Class L playoffs.

“We all felt the same way last year after our playoff loss and we don’t wanna feel like that ever again,” senior catcher Sophia Scarpa said. “We worked hard in the offseason to ensure we have a better season this year.”

This year, the team consists of three senior captains: Emily Roos, Charlotte Doyle, and Emily Bassett. They believe they can get the team to work together have a successful year.

“It all starts with us leading by example and having a good attitude,” Doyle said. “That helps us captains keep the team focused which in the end helps us win more games.”

The team consists of many underclassmen who contribute much to the team. Sophomore shortstop Gabby Rodriguez is looking forward to this season.

“Last year we had a good season but not a perfect one,” Rodriguez said. “Going into my second year I’m looking forward to improving personally as a player and improving as a unit overall.”

The Lawmen worked extremely hard during the offseason to prepare the team physically and mentally for this upcoming season.

“We have been practicing a lot through the winter to get ourselves prepared for the season,” Bassett said. “Mentally we have been doing team bonding once a month to build a team culture and our team dynamic which has helped us a lot.”

Head Coach Mrs. Blude has emphasized Law’s depth at every position. The team is confident in every position, from starters to backups.

“We have good pitchers which helps us see how the girls handle live pitching during practice,” Blude said. “We played in a ton of scrimmages to help evaluate how much ground were covering, what mistakes are being made, and to see how well were hitting as well.”

The team is very excited to see how this season will play out and hopes to make an SCC and State Tournament appearance.

“My biggest goal this year is to make it further in the SCC Tournament and the State Tournament,” junior pitcher Maddy Bonanno said.