The Narraguagus High School girls won the school’s first state basketball championship in February. They captured the Class C title.
Now the softball team is looking to supply the Harrington-based school with another state championship. The Knights are 14-0 and atop the Class C North Heal Points standings.
They are seeking their first state softball crown since 2002.
There are 10 members of the basketball team now playing softball and their combined record between the two teams is 33-2.
Ninth-year head coach Tracie Martin said this is her best team but noted that “we don’t play any of the top teams in Class C” and that is a concern for her.
Only one of their opponents had a winning record, as Washington Academy of East Machias improved to 7-6 after beating Calais on Wednesday.
The Knights have outscored their opponents 209-22.
“We have good pitching, good catching and we’ve done a pretty good job hitting the ball,” said Martin. “I thought we would be decent but we’ve done a lot better than I thought.”
Freshman Lanie Perry has been doing the pitching and has three no-hitters so far. She has also had “two or three games where she’s given up just two or three hits.”
“She has been going to a pitching coach for three or four years now,” said Martin.
Perry throws hard and also has a nice variety of pitches, according to Martin.
Senior Kelli Kennedy, who scored 20 points in the 33-25 state championship game victory over Boothbay Region, handles the catching and is one of the team’s best hitters.
Junior Hannah Alley is the first baseman, senior Beth Wallace plays second, sophomore Madison Leighton is the shortstop and senior Britny Look is at third.
Freshman Haley Dinsmore is the left fielder, senior Cassidy Osgood is in right, and center field has been patrolled by either freshman Kylee Joyce or sophomore Sophia DeSchiffart.
Senior Emily Reid has been the designated hitter.
Alley, Joyce, Leighton, Look, Perry and Osgood were all on the basketball team, along with Kennedy.
Wallace and Alley have been the table setters at the top of the order before Perry, Leighton and Kennedy supply the punch in the middle of the order.
But Martin said the bottom of the order also has come through with some production.
The Knights have two regular-season games remaining.
They play Machias at Coffin Field in Brewer at 7 Friday night before concluding the regular season at Washington Academy on Tuesday.