By Hayden Swope
After a strong ending to her junior season, and being named a first team all-league infielder, Cheney’s Adelle Fouquet is more than excited to see what this year’s team can bring to the field.
“This upcoming season I am not only excited about the potential of this team, but also the team chemistry on and off the field,” Fouquet said. “These girls have a lot of experience, not only the upperclassmen but the underclassmen as well. We have five returning seniors and a very talented group of underclassmen. Also with the retirement of our wonderful previous coach Matt Johnson, we are excited to see what Coach Batt has in store for us this season.”
With lots of new and exciting things to look forward to, Fouquet has been training with her team for quite some time now over the offseason.
“In the offseason, my teammates and I spend weekend after weekend playing in various softball tournaments during the summer to improve our softball skills,” Fouquet said. “Most of our team has played together since we were 10, and words cannot express how much we appreciate all of the coaches who have put the time and effort to make us better players and better people. We have worked very hard to be the best we can at our positions, and I think that after losing our three amazing seniors from last year we will have good options to fill those positions.”
After the run Cheney made last year, Fouquet is hoping to take that momentum and apply it to the upcoming spring season.
“The most memorable moment was beating Haven last season for the regional championship,” Fouquet said. “We had an incredible game as a team, which led us to state. This season I am hoping that as a team we take first in the CPL League, as well as make it back to state. In the postseason I believe that we can’t only make it back to state, but go farther than last year.”
