PREP SOFTBALL 1992 / SEA VIEW LEAGUE : Newport Harbor

1991 RECORDS OVERALL LEAGUE 10-9 3-7

COACH RECORD AT SCHOOL Bob Serven 10-21

RETURNING STARTERS YR. POS. B-T Lisa Bernhard Sr. 1B R-R Courtney Brennan So. OF R-R Jennie Colclasure So. P R-R Kim DeMayo So. C L-L Samantha Foster So. OF R-R

OTHER TOP RETURNERS YR. POS. B-T Jessica Bozeman Jr. OF R-R Stacy DeBoom Sr. OF R-R Kelly McGuy Sr. 2B R-R

TOP NEWCOMERS YR. POS. B-T Shellie Bradbury Fr. UTL R-R

OUTLOOK

The Sailors again lack the experience of the top teams in the league, but because they are a strong hitting team they might surprise some teams. Last season, for instance, Newport Harbor took University to eight innings before losing, 6-5. The Sailors batted .280 as a team, led by Colclasure, who batted .400 and drove in 15 runs as a freshman. She was also the team’s pitcher and had a no-hitter to go with her 1.83 earned-run average. Although she’s not overpowering, Serven said, she is improving rapidly. “She’s a good high school pitcher, but she’s not in the class of the best in our league yet,” Serven said. Three of the Sailors’ best hitters--including Ali Barry, now starting at Saddleback College--graduated, but DeMayo (.317) and Bernhard (.255) should pick up the slack. Bernhard, one of only three seniors on the team, was also an all-league soccer goalkeeper for the Sailors. It will be hard for the Sailors to break into the top three, but that doesn’t concern Serven too much. “They do a good job, and they work hard,” Serven said. “It’s just a matter of improving and getting better so when it comes to league we can be competitive.”