The Lady Storm softball team is off to a 2-2 start under first year Head Coach Tiffany Higgins.
The team had games scheduled against Doane JV on Tuesday, March 12, and Wednesday, March 13, but were cancelled due to bad field conditions.
“(It’s) typical Nebraska college softball weather,” Higgins joked.
SCC opened up with a home sweep of Midland JV, 12-3 and 11-6, Wednesday, March 6. Brooke Vanek was the winning pitcher in both games.
“We came out strong against Midland,” Higgins explained. “(It’s) a glimmer of what we can become.”
The Lady Storm were swept at Cloud County Community College, 3-1 and 5-3, Friday, Mar. 8. Vanek was the losing pitcher in both contests.
Higgins said the team came out “flat” against Cloud, but were still “extremely competitive.”
Through four games, Vanek has done all the work on the mound for SCC. Higgins said she has been “clutch” at the beginning of the season for the team.
(Brook) has come back from a critical injury sustained last summer,” Higgins said. “She worked really hard to get back in game shape.”
Higgins said Vanek has one of the best “rise balls” she has seen and can “place it anywhere on the plate”.
The team hits the road, Wednesday, March 20, for a double header at Highland Community College.