Softball Set for Oklahoma City Challenge
November 19, 2014 | Softball
The University of Louisville softball team is set to embark on the fifth annual Oklahoma City Challenge as the Cardinals begin their quest to reach the 2015 Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. This year's challenge will take place Nov. 20-21 and 24-25.
About the Oklahoma City Challenge
Two captains are selected and teams were drafted to compete against one another in a four-day series of events that tests the athleticism and strategic thinking of the teams. A team champion will be crowned at the end of the OKC Challenge. Director for Olympic Sports Performance Teena Murray and assistant sports performance coach Molly Binetti design and oversee the competition. They will only give instructions to the captains who must relay the information to their respective teams. Each day the teams have opportunities to earn higher point values as the OKC Challenge progresses.
Senior shortstop Whitney Arion has resumed her role as the team's official blogger and will provide daily updates as the competition progresses.
The captains and teams have been selected and are as follows:
Red team: Brittany Sims (captain); Maryssa Becker, Sydney Benz, Kristina Dillard, Bridgette Flaherty, Jordan McNary, Madi Norman, Tiarra Sanabria, Hailey Smith, Alison Szydlowski, Kayla Soles.
Black team: Morgan Meyer (captain); Paige Alford, Whitney Arion, Brittany Duncan, Morgan Hart, Kelsi Jones, Autumn McDuffie, Sidney Melton, Ashley Nikolao, Nicole Pufahl, Hannah Tow.
