2017 Tech Softball Capsule

Head coach: Stormy Hanson, third season

2016 record: 16-13 (8-6 Division I-A Sunrise, fourth)

Returning letter winners (starters): Eight (six)

Top players: 1B Avery Rayos (Sr.), C Melissa Fuller (Jr.), P Giselle Cascos (Sr.), OF Haylee Makue (Sr.), SS Katy Orellana (Sr.)

Outlook: The Roadrunners bring back six starters from a team that qualified for the Southern Region playoffs last year.

“We’re returning a veteran team that is eager to make it to playoffs,” Hanson said.