This season was one full of growth for the softball team. They had a hard time establishing themselves as a contender in a tough section that included perennial powers Seton-LaSalle, Bishop Canevin, and Sto-Rox. It wasn’t what the softball team had expected, but it was not a lost season. The bulldogs were never outhustled and can hang their visors on playing hard every pitch. Even with the hustle and hard work, the softball team was plagued with a lack of timely hitting and errors. They scored five or less runs in all but four of their games this season. Freedom was down in every game that it played this season; it just had a hard time pulling out victories. The last game of the season against Quaker Valley showed the Bulldogs’ true potential. They shut out the Quakers and came alive with nine runs. The game was a good way in which the five seniors finished their careers. They all will be able to say that they finished their athletic careers at Freedom with a win. Although Freedom is graduating four team leaders, the future looks bright for Coach Brandi Burger and the softball team. It will return four starters from the 2010 season and has a plentiful amount of underclassmen waiting to enter the starting lineup and prove themselves. It should be interesting and exciting to see what these girls will be able to do next year in 2011.