2016 Moapa Valley Softball Capsule

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

March 3, 2016 - 1:56 pm

MOAPA VALLEY

Head coach: Matt Messer, fourth season

2015 record: 11-10 (10-4 Sunrise, third)

Returning letter winners (starters): Six (six)

Top players: SS Kyla Shumway (Jr.), P Daesha Stastny (Jr.), 3B Devony Cooper (Sr.), 2B Tapanga Durham (Sr.), C Kessa Evans (So.)

Outlook: Six letter winners, including the bulk of the team’s infield, return for the Pirates, who qualified for the Southern Region playoffs last year.

“We have a talented group of athletes returning and coming up from junior varsity,” Messer said. “It will be the coaching staff’s job to find the best fit for them. We should have pretty good team speed and play good defense.”

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