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The 2024 season proved to be an adjustment for UMBC softball without the help of a wildly successful departed senior class, but a trio of sophomores is ready to lead the Retrievers into a new era.
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2022 marks PressBox’s sixth annual Best Of edition celebrating the top people, performances and moments of the year.
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Kya Matter developed into a second ace for UMBC softball during her freshman season with the help of teammate and friend Courtney Coppersmith. Now, they get a chance to spend one more season together in 2023 as one of the best tandems in college softball.
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UMBC softball has won the past three America East championships. Now, the Retrievers want to make some noise in the NCAA Tournament. “It’s the maturity level,” head coach Chris Kuhlmeyer said. “… They’re just ready. They’re ready to go compete against everybody.”
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UMBC softball is having another successful season under Chris Kuhlmeyer, and one of his breakout stars is senior Logan Hawker, who credits her success to being able to devote more time to softball.
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For the first time since joining the America East Conference in 2003, UMBC softball was voted the preseason favorite. “It’s a high honor,” head coach Chris Kuhlmeyer said. “It puts a major target on our backs for this year, but our expectations remain the same.”
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Morgan State and UMBC are two of just 64 teams still playing as the NCAA softball tournament opens May 21, and no one embodies the spirit of both teams more than two fifth-year seniors in the Bears’ Haylee Bobos and the Retrievers’ Maddie Daigneau.
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