Softball Season Suspended
Softball Field Idled for 2015 Season
Athletic Director Kanoe Bandy
By Mickey Van Horn
This year couldn’t have gotten any worse for the Taft College softball team. During an announcement for the upcoming season, Athletic Director Kanoe Bandy announced that the TC softball program was going to be suspended for the year.
This decision came solely based on recruiting issues and lack of players. The last time Taft College suspended a sports program was nearly 11 years ago in 1994 when the entire athletic program was suspended as a result of a financial crisis. Softball and baseball were the first sports that were reinstated in the spring of 1996.
“We couldn’t just let this season happen, especially when our softball team roughly had 11 players currently on the roster. It came to our attention that we had to do something about it. We had a board meeting with the President and Vice President of Taft College and discussed how we would make our decision. It didn’t take long for us to realize that It wasn’t fair to the girls on the team”, Kanoe Bandy had said during an interview.
You may wonder what’s next for the softball program heading into next fall. Kanoe said with authority that they will be back in time to play ball next fall. “We just need this time off to get our recruiting back and make this team stronger.”
No angels in the outfield.