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Owens Community College women’s softball opened its home season against Lorain County Community College on March 30.
One of Owens’ top returning players is Annie DeTray (Oak Harbor). DeTray is a sophomore infielder and was named First Team OCCAC All-Conference last season. She recorded 18 hits, had 14 RBIs and scored 11 runs for the Express.
The Owens softball program is guided by eighth-year coach Duane Lanham. His assistants are Michael Murphy and Kevin Snyder.
Lanham’s squad also returns Elizabeth Weber (Oak Harbor), outfielder Courtney Mowery (Genoa), and Matea Rice (Clay). Weber is a sophomore pitcher who compiled a 7-2 record and a 3.67 earned run average last year. Rice, a sophomore infielder, collected 15 hits and 10 RBIs in 2010.
Local first-year players to the Express women’s softball program are infielder Hallie Thompson (Clay), outfielder Kristen Roznoski (Cardinal Stritch); pitcher Kasey Graham (Clay); and infielder Alaina Haubert (Gibsonburg).
Express women’s softball completed the 2010 season with a 31-16 overall record and captured its eighth Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (8-0 record) title in the program’s history. Owens has won five out of the last six OCCAC regular season championships (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010). The Express lost to Muskegon Community College in the NJCAA Region XII Championships.
Early in the 2011 season, Owens has compiled a 10-0 overall record following games played in South Carolina and a pair of victories against Heidelberg University Junior Varsity.
“I am extremely optimistic about this year’s team and how the season has gone up until this point,” said Lanham. “This team is committed to getting better every day they set foot on the softball diamond. We have a lot of depth in pitching and very strong hitting. We are very happy with our early season success, but certainly not satisfied. Our goal is to defend our conference title and play well in the postseason.”
Owens has a total of 10 players returning from last year’s championship team, including Ashleigh Whitacre (Central Catholic). In 2010, Whitacre, a sophomore outfielder, was named First Team OCCAC All-Conference and the league’s Player of the Year. She collected 30 hits, scored 25 runs, had 12 RBIs and compiled a .268 batting average. Whitacre also earned OCCAC Academic All-Conference honors.
Another top returnee is Lindsey Bandeen (Springfield), a sophomore infielder who scored 24 runs, had 28 RBIs and compiled a .410 batting average. She was named the team’s Offensive Player of the Year and earned NJCCA Region XII All-Tournament team honors.
Other returning sophomores include outfielder Kelley Molloy (Whitmer); catcher Bridget Wolfe (Bellevue); pitcher Courtney Parr (Margaretta); and outfielder Morgan Gray (Clyde).
Other first-year players are outfielder Tabitha Britt (Maumee); infielder Sydney Barron (Monroe Jefferson, Mich.); infielder Tayler Redinger (Fremont Ross); catcher Kristen Shock (Sylvania Northview); catcher Allison Hausch (Bryan); pitcher Ashlyn Michalak (Springfield); pitcher Jordan Ratliff (Summerfield, Mich.); infielder Michelle Hollister (Carleton Airport, Mich.).
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