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<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WILLIAMSBURG \u2014 Like many teams in the 13th Region, Whitley County coach Angeles Singleton will return a talented and experienced roster to the mix in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her Lady Colonels posted a 12-24 mark, but record doesn\u2019t really show how close Whitley County was to getting over the hump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Colonels recorded some big wins while also experiencing some heartbreaking losses, but Singleton looks to see her squad build on both this spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are returning all starters except for two, and are super-excited to see what these girls can do together on the field,\u201d she said. \u201cLast season wasn\u2019t the best, and we had some struggles but these girls have put in the work in the offseason and are ready to show everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDefinitely believe my girls can make a run in the post season,\u201d Singleton said. \u201cThese girls have a lot of talent and we have a lot of depth in positions that we haven\u2019t had in the last few years. So we are looking for some healthy competition to fight for those spots and making the team even better in the process. We have key seniors and juniors that we look to for leadership, and we have some younger girls that we are looking at to help us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As with any fatspitch team, pitching a key ingredient to success. Singleton likes what she has while also possessing depth as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have three pitchers we look to use for the season and work with their strengths as a pitching staff to keep teams off balance at the plate,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Singleton also expects her team to be in the thick of things when it comes to the 50th District and 13th Region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe 50th District is always tight in softball,\u201d she said. \u201cCrystal (Stidham) and Carly (Mink) always have top-notch squads that are tough on all cylinders. And you can never count out Andrea (Winchester) and her crew because they never give up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI want to see these Colonels back in the region tournament and to achieve that we need to first or second in the district,\u201d Singleton added. \u201cOf course, the goal is top team in the district which these girls can do, but like I said, it won\u2019t be easy. The girls will have to continue to put in the work day in and day out to get even better and then execute on game day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Singleton feels the schedule she has constructed will have her team prepared for postseason play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are playing the tough teams again this year, playing a lot out of the 12th Region, and our own,\u201d she said. \u201cTraveling down to Pigeon Forge over spring break will allow us to experience some teams outside of Kentucky, which we look forward to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She expects both Laurel County schools and Corbin to be in the mix when it comes to teams to beat, but also acknowledged the region is stronger as a whole compared to years past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n