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Fountain Hills softball leaning into developmental season

Just two with vast playing experience

Senior Natali Conchas Michel will likely see time on the mound as the Falcons search for their day-one pitcher.

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Head coach Marissa Flores is embracing the development of a young, inexperienced roster.

(Independent Newsmedia/Andrew Lwowski)

Sometimes inexperience can be the best for a young team. That’s something Fountain Hills softball coach Marissa Flores said as she braces for a season after losing five seniors and searching for her starting pitcher.

Among the losses was catcher and pitcher Sammantha Hughes, who led the team in nearly every statistical category.

Still, Flores says developing the inexperienced is her forte.

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