The Kingman Eagle's softball team went 4-17 last year but and struggles to improve that this season. The Eagles graduated 2nd team all-league pitcher Diana Fath, and honorable mention 3rd base Lauren Vanlandingham from last year's team, but players have stepped up to fill their shoes. Freshman, Darrian Pickering is batting extremely well, and sophomore Christine Wendling had shown great ability pitching before breaking her hand during a game. The Eagles are 3-11 as they pass the halfway point of the season.

The team, with only 3 seniors, is especially young. Combining senior leadership with good upcoming underclassmen is a key to success, yet sometimes hard to do. Tina Molitor, Jess Miller, and Steph Funke provide senior leadership, matched with contributing freshmen Darrian Pickering, Maegan Osner, Sarah Rohlman, and Jordan Buchanan.

Coach Lisa Moore said, "Putting a full game together, both defensively and at the plate," has been the biggest challenge for the team at this point. Recently the team has struggled, losing both against Wellington and Andale. As for the rest of the year, Coach Moore commented, "We've just got to get better every game and to again start and finish every game strong."

On April 22nd the Lady Eagles traveled to Wellington and were unable to crack their losing streak as Wellington triumphed 10-0 and 11-1. Then on April 26th, the team once again fell winless to Andale 10-0 and 4-0. Kingman looked to improve their record Thursday when they played Clearwater at home. Kingman won one game 6-2 and lost one 12-3.