Indoor softball team rolling

After just three games – all victories – New Prague’s indoor softball team has its sights set on a solid season with a possible berth in the post-season. The Trojans thumped Stillwater Area Thursday, April 17. The Trojans will be in Prior Lake (Twin Oaks Middle School) today, Thursday, April 24, 4:30 p.m., to face the Shakopee-ChanhassenChaska-Prior Lake squad.

Trojans 13, Stillwater Area 1 New Prague used an 18-hit attack to score early and often in the win over the Ponies.

The two teams last met in the championship game of the indoor hockey state tournament. The indoor softball game was a different affair. The Trojans scored five times in the first and five times in the second inning. They wrapped up the win with three more runs in the fourth frame.

“Stillwater is a team that is down right now in softball,” NP coach Jeremy Kalal said after the win. “They have a great hockey squad, but the softball team has been struggling as of the last few years and our offense was able to make quick work of the matchup. It looks like our division is shaping up to be three or four teams that will battle it out for the top spot. We've put ourselves in great position right now with three games left in the regular season.”

The Trojans aim to keep moving forward in upcoming games.

“We are hopeful that our bats stay alive and our defense keeps doing its thing,” Kalal sad. “We've been working really hard on limiting our mistakes and making sure we don't give our opponents extra outs in an inning and so far we've been able to do that.”