Lady Tigers to have experience this spring
The Central Lady Tigers slow-pitch softball team, which is scheduled to begin the 2025 season Monday afternoon at home against Keota pending on how the girls basketball team does at this weekend’s Class 2A Area Tournament, will have a lot of experience for this spring season.
The Central Lady Tigers slow-pitch softball team, which is scheduled to begin the 2025 season Monday afternoon at home against Keota pending on how the girls basketball team does at this weekend’s Class 2A Area Tournament, will have a lot of experience for this spring season.
The Lady Tigers are returning nine players from a season ago, with four of those seniors — infielder Ayrland Giles (who signed to play college softball at Arkansas-Monticello), utility player Riley Rowland, pitcher Elizabeth Ortiz and and outfielder Allie Harris.
Sophomores back are utility player Jhaselyn Gonzalez, outfielders Paris Campbell and Keeley Poindexter and infielders Julia Mithlo and Gretchen Reed.
The rest of the team is comprised of senior infielder Camryn Gilliam, junior outfielder Brianna Taylor, sophomore outfielder Alyvia Warner, freshman third baseman Charlie Petree and freshmen infielders Daylee Gower and Brenleigh Allen.
“We return several players from last year’s team,” Central coach Cody Prater said. “We also have gained some experience from our fast-pitch season. We’re looking to go out and be competitive and get better each game.”
EDITOR’S NOTE: The 2025 Spring Sports Guide will publish March 28, which will have team photographs, rosters and schedules. Look for more season-preview stories publishing until the end of March as coaches return their preseason questionnaires to Your TIMES.
