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Lady Wolves eager to kick off 2021 campaign
Posted: Jan 29, 2021

Lady Wolves eager to kick off 2021 campaign

Last year, the Co-Lin Lady Wolves started the 2020 season with bang knocking off the National Junior College Athletic Association's (NJCAA) No. 3 ranked Des Moines Area (IA) Community College 7-6, 17-8, followed by an 8-2 win over No. 5 ranked Highland (KA) Community College. The wins shot the Lady Wolves up the national poll from just receiving votes the week before to the No. 4 team in the country.

Heading into MACJC play, Co-Lin defeated Meridian 3-2 and 19-3. The wins moved the team up one spot in the NJCAA poll to No. 3, the highest the team had ever been ranked in a weekly poll. The Lady Wolves were riding high with a 12-1 overall and a 2-0 record in the MACJC. Then their season came to a screeching as the COVID-19 pandemic hit and their season was called off. 

Fast forward to 2021…the Lady Wolves are ranked No.3 in the NJCAA's preseason poll and will take the field Sunday as they host No. 16 ranked LSU-Eunice for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m.

"We are excited to get this group on the field," said second year head coach Meleah Howard. "This will be our first fully recruited team since I to to Co-Lin so I'm looking forward to seeing them perform. We have a lot of power, speed, and versatility throughout our line up that we hope will put up a lot of runs. Our pitching staff has some youth, but also some experience that offers a good balance and should have us in every game. I'm just looking forward to finally getting back to playing softball. It's been a long time coming, and we are happy to get the chance to represent Co-Lin to the best of our ability every time we stop on the field."

Co-Lin has 10 additional home games that include Southern Arkansas University Tech on Feb. 17, Baton Rouge Community College on Feb. 24, Coahoma Community College on Feb. 27, Meridian Community College on March 10, Holmes Community College on March 13, Lansing Community College (MI) on March 14, Pearl River Community College on March 16, Jones College on April 6, Northeast Mississippi Community College on April 10, and Hinds Community College on April 20.

Nine away games include Baton Rouge Community College on Feb. 10, Sun Chief Classic in Gulf Shores, AL on Feb. 19-20, Southwest Mississippi Community College on March 2, East Mississippi Community College on March 6, Itawamba Community College on March 20, East Central Community College on March 24, Mississippi Delta Community College on March 27, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College on April 14, and Northwest Mississippi Community College on April 20.

The Lady Wolves return 10 players including pitchers Alexis Garoutte (Alexandria, LA/Pineville High School) and Bella Luckey (Mendenhall/Simpson Academy); catcher/infielders Baileigh Jackson (Bogue Chitto/Bogue Chitto High School), Carlon Brabham (Amite, LA/Oakforest Academy), and Abigail Carter (Mendenhall/Simpson Academy); outfielders Julianna Johnson (Monticello/Lawrence County High School) and Leah Beth Luckey (Mendenhall/Simpson Academy); utility players Molly Davis (Philadelphia/Leake Academy) and Karly Leake (Bogue Chitto/Bogue Chitto High School); and infielder Johnna Norma (Brookhaven/Loyd Star).

This year's freshmen class includes utility players Molly Johnson (Jackson/Northwest Rankin High School), Bridjette Talbert (McComb/North Pike High School), Bela Dekovic (Belle Chasse, LA/Belle Chasse High School), and Faith Ashley (Brandon/Pisgah High School); catcher/outfielder Madi Miller (Brookhaven/Brookhaven High School); outfielders Malori Cade (Brookhaven/Loyd Star) and Shelbi Maxwell (Wesson/Wesson Attendance Center); pitcher/infielder Cera Blanchard (Metairie, LA/DeLaSalle High School); pitcher Alli Albritton (Summit/Parklane Academy); catcher/infielder Catherine Wilson (Wesson/Wesson Attendance Center); and pitcher/outfielder Madalyn Wilkinson (Madison/Germantown High School). ­­­­

Other Mississippi teams ranked in the NJCAA's top 20 are No. 2 Mississippi Gulf Coast, No. 4 Jones College, No. 12 Itawamba, and No. 15 East Central.

Co-Lin athletics asks all fans are asked to use the Mission Hill Road entrance by the tennis complex. Social distancing and masks are required for everyone in attendance. The LSU-Eunice doubleheader will be streamed live at www.colinathletics.com/watch, follow live GameChanger stats at https://bit.ly/39tf3gO  

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