Louisburg College Softball Coach Eric Lee has a dream. “I’ve always dreamed of bringing a national title to Louisburg College,” Lee said. Lee was a guest on Thursday’s SportsTalk. Sometimes dreams can be funny things though and this year those dreams have almost become a nightmare. “It’s been the most challenging season of my career,” Lee said.
Starting off the pre-season as the #1 team in the country, Lee found himself immediately dealing with a variety of on and off the field problems. Injuries to key players have been a part of the challenges but off the field family issues for some of his players has meant that backups have been pressed into service. “We have had players in games who I never thought would be on the field at all this year,” Lee said.
Nonetheless, Louisburg remains a top 5 team in the country and has compiled at 39-6 record. The challenges have been beneficial to some degree. “We are more prepared for the tournament this year than last year,” Lee stated.
The Hurricanes will host the regional and divisional tournaments and, if successful, will move on the World Series. “I like our chances,” Lee said as a summation.
Louisburg faces Brunswick in a two game series, Friday at 4pm and Saturday at 1pm on the college campus in Louisburg.