It’s never easy to repeat as a champion, but Oxford Prep Softball Coach Tommy Anstead feels as though his team has a pretty good chance to win a conference championship in 2024. “We have 12 or 13 girls returning including all of our starters except one,” Anstead said on Thursday’s SportsTalk.
The team is counting on another strong performance from pitcher Addison Faucette. Last season, as a freshman, Faucette was 16-3 on the year with an earned run average of 1.79. Oxford Prep can hit the ball too. “We had seven players with a batting average of over .300 and of the seven, four were over .400,” Anstead said.
Anstead expects tough competition this season citing Roxboro and Vance Charter as teams that could cause problems for Oxford Prep this season. Anstead also says the team has a tougher schedule this season. Oxford Prep opens the season on March 1st against county rival J.F. Webb.
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