Coaches Preview Season

On Saturday, June 5, 2021, both Aledo Bearcats baseball and Ladycats softball saw their seasons end with losses. The Ladycats lost in the state title game to Barbers Hill, while the Bearcats lost one round short of the state tournament to Amarillo. Eight months later, scrimmages are now in full swing for the 2022 season. I caught up with baseball coach Chad Barry and softball coach Heather Myers on their thoughts for the upcoming season,

Q: After a deep run in 2021 that did not end the way you wanted it to, what are your thoughts and expectations on 2022?

Myers: “The expectation is to win state. The attitude is to win state. We’re not playing around. We’re coming for them.”

Barry: “I think the group of seniors coming back, they set those expectations. They saw us get one game from the state tournament. I feel like they want to take that one step further. We lost a lot of our offense last year, but we bring back a lot of our pitching. At this point in the preseason, I like where we are right now.”