Word: ippolito
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First, she actively recruited. The 1978 squad consisted of only ten players--enough for a starting lineup and one pinch hitter, but not respectability. In the spring of 1979, however, Ippolito managed to convince 50 people that they wanted to play club softball...
After that, Ippolito approached Kit Morris, the assistant to the athletic director, and asked him to coach the squad she assembled. He agreed, and together the two of them raised the club level squad this year to its present varsity status...
This season's 14-5 record and third place finish at the Ivy League tournament rewarded Ippolito and Morris for their efforts...
...shocked by how good we were this season." Ippolito says, serving as team captain for her third year. "We improved so much over the other three years I was on the club that it was like playing on an entirely different team...
...fact that Ippolito became an entirely different player contributed largely to the squad's success. Always a streak hitter in the past. Ippolito finally went on a season-long tear, batting .439 and collecting All-Ivy accolades for her performance in the tournament...