Sarasota softball players step up to fill void left by injury

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Parrish center fielder Madelina Chapman makes a catch.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. A close play at first, but Parrish first baseman Alysa Jones (17) gets Olivia Lockhart (3) of Sarasota by a step.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. A sliding catch by Bulls shortstop Devan Kuszmaul.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Parrish center fielder Madelina Chapman makes a diving catch.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Parrish center fielder Madelina Chapman makes a diving catch.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Annabelle Sommers of Sarasota beats the throw to first base.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Another tough defensive play in the game was made by Bulls shortstop Devan Kuszmaul (20).

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Bulls coach Erin Spivey, center, meets with catcher Cassidy Ott, left, and pitcher Emmaline Van Beck.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Cassidy Ott of the Bulls considers offering a bunt attempt at a low pitch.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Devan Kuszmaul of Parrish thought about this one.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Mackenzie Pandelo of Parrish follows the path of the ball.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Madelina Chapman of Parrish makes the first of two spectacular catches in center field.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Madison Culbertson tosses the bat aside after she draws a first-inning walk.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Mylee Gilbert of Parrish takes a crow hop before throwing to first.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Olivia Lockhart of Sarasota breaks for first base after putting the ball in play.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Parrish center fielder Madelina Chapman makes a play.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Parrish pitcher Emmaline Van Beck (23) shows off her hitting as she rifles a pitch to left field.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Parrish's Cassidy Ott tries to bet the throw to first.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Parrish's Devan Kuszmaul of Parrish completes the out with a throw to first.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Relaxed at second base after a stand-up double in the second inning for Sarasota's Creadance Goodall.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sailors pitcher Maisy Johnson gets a high five from Morgan Young (9) after pitching out of a jam.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sailors pitcher Maisy Johnson pitched a complete game while giving up just one run.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sailors second baseman Madison Culbertson had no trouble fielding this line drive. The game ended when Culbertson made a diving catch to her right of another line drive.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sailors shortstop Olivia Lockhart made a diving catch of a line drive.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sarasota catcher Gia DePastino hit a long home run over the left-field fence in the top of the seventh inning to give the visitors an insurance run.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sarasota coaches check on Creadance Goodall at first base after she was hit by a pitch.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sarasota right fielder Annabelle Sommers makes a running catch just in time.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sarasota right fielder Annabelle Sommers makes a running catch just in time.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sarasota's Ashlan Guengerich (22) slides in ahead of the throw to Parrish second baseman Mylee Gilbert (4).

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sarasota's Creadance Goodall takes a cut.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Bulls' Kinsley Cameron secures the catch.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Bulls' Mackenzie Pandelo reaches for an eye-high pitch.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Bulls' Madelina Champman is full of joy after making an all-out run to catch a ball at the center-field fence.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Bulls' Nohah Mutkala (7) swings for the opposite field.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Bulls pitcher Emmaline Van Beck (23) keeps her game face after getting congratulations from her teammates after a strikeout to end an inning.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Sailors bench enmptied to greet Gia DePastino after her seventh inning homer.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Sailors' Gia DePastino turns away from an inside pitch.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Sailors' Maisy Johnson.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Sarasota Sailors stay loose before the game.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Parrish center fielder Madelina Chapman makes a catch.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Parrish center fielder Madelina Chapman makes a catch.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. A close play at first, but Parrish first baseman Alysa Jones (17) gets Olivia Lockhart (3) of Sarasota by a step.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. A sliding catch by Bulls shortstop Devan Kuszmaul.

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Photos as Sarasota tops Parrish in a high school softball matchup

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Parrish center fielder Madelina Chapman makes a diving catch.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Parrish center fielder Madelina Chapman makes a diving catch.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Annabelle Sommers of Sarasota beats the throw to first base.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Another tough defensive play in the game was made by Bulls shortstop Devan Kuszmaul (20).

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Bulls coach Erin Spivey, center, meets with catcher Cassidy Ott, left, and pitcher Emmaline Van Beck.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Cassidy Ott of the Bulls considers offering a bunt attempt at a low pitch.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Devan Kuszmaul of Parrish thought about this one.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Mackenzie Pandelo of Parrish follows the path of the ball.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Madelina Chapman of Parrish makes the first of two spectacular catches in center field.

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Sarasota softball players step up to fill void left by injury

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Madison Culbertson tosses the bat aside after she draws a first-inning walk.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Mylee Gilbert of Parrish takes a crow hop before throwing to first.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Olivia Lockhart of Sarasota breaks for first base after putting the ball in play.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Parrish center fielder Madelina Chapman makes a play.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Parrish pitcher Emmaline Van Beck (23) shows off her hitting as she rifles a pitch to left field.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Parrish's Cassidy Ott tries to bet the throw to first.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Parrish's Devan Kuszmaul of Parrish completes the out with a throw to first.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Relaxed at second base after a stand-up double in the second inning for Sarasota's Creadance Goodall.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sailors pitcher Maisy Johnson gets a high five from Morgan Young (9) after pitching out of a jam.

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Sarasota softball players step up to fill void left by injury

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sailors pitcher Maisy Johnson pitched a complete game while giving up just one run.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sailors second baseman Madison Culbertson had no trouble fielding this line drive. The game ended when Culbertson made a diving catch to her right of another line drive.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sailors shortstop Olivia Lockhart made a diving catch of a line drive.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sarasota catcher Gia DePastino hit a long home run over the left-field fence in the top of the seventh inning to give the visitors an insurance run.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sarasota coaches check on Creadance Goodall at first base after she was hit by a pitch.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sarasota right fielder Annabelle Sommers makes a running catch just in time.

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Sarasota softball players step up to fill void left by injury

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sarasota right fielder Annabelle Sommers makes a running catch just in time.

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Sarasota softball players step up to fill void left by injury

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sarasota's Ashlan Guengerich (22) slides in ahead of the throw to Parrish second baseman Mylee Gilbert (4).

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sarasota's Creadance Goodall takes a cut.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Bulls' Kinsley Cameron secures the catch.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Bulls' Mackenzie Pandelo reaches for an eye-high pitch.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Bulls' Madelina Champman is full of joy after making an all-out run to catch a ball at the center-field fence.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Bulls' Nohah Mutkala (7) swings for the opposite field.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Bulls pitcher Emmaline Van Beck (23) keeps her game face after getting congratulations from her teammates after a strikeout to end an inning.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1.

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Sarasota softball players step up to fill void left by injury

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Sailors bench enmptied to greet Gia DePastino after her seventh inning homer.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Sailors' Gia DePastino turns away from an inside pitch.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Sailors' Maisy Johnson.

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Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Sarasota Sailors stay loose before the game.

SARASOTA – Two major pieces of the puzzle are returning to a Sarasota High lineup filled with Sailors that have stepped up to plate big-time in the meantime.

Junior pitching ace Gemma Mulhollen returned last week from a lower back strain and offensive sparkplug Gianna Williams is set to return Monday, April 10, 2026, after being hit by a pitch that fractured a metacarpal bone in her left hand.

In the seven games Williams played before being injured, the senior outfielder was 11-of-19 for an insane .579 batting average.

“Gianna is just an on-base machine,” Sailors first-year head coach Andrew Jensen said. “She really helps the offense go. We’ve missed here over the last few weeks hitting in the No. 2 hole. It will be great to get her back.”

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Madison Culbertson tosses the bat aside after she draws a first-inning walk.

Fellow Sailors have filled the void at the plate, led by Ashlan Guengerich. The senior third baseman has belted three home runs and is batting at a sizzling .483 clip.

Junior outfielder-first baseman Jade Hendrickson also has three homers and owns a .426 batting average. Senior catcher Gia DePastino leads the Sailors (15-4) with 21 runs batted in, followed by senior second baseman Madison Culbertson and Hendrickson with 20 apiece. Culbertson is tied for the team lead with three round-trippers.

However, home runs and RBIs aren’t the only things powering the Sarasota offense.

Junior shortstop and leadoff hitter Olivia Lockhart has stolen 23 bases, in addition to her .373 batting average. Hendrickson has 10 and Williams has wiped seven bags in the seven games she has played.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sarasota's Ashlan Guengerich (22) slides in ahead of the throw to Parrish second baseman Mylee Gilbert (4).

“We have a lot of speed at the front end of our lineup,” Jensen said. “Olivia is extremely fast. They have been on base a lot, which has allowed the girls like Ash and Gia and Jade and Madison in our lineup to collect a lot of RBIs. It’s been a big part of our identity, and it’s good to see.”

Freshman right-hander Maisy Johnson rose to the occasion with Mullhollen on the shelf. She’s gone 5-2 with a 3.08 earned run average.

In back-to-back victories over Parrish Community High and Inspiration Academy of Bradenton, Johnson pitched all 14 innings, allowing just one earned run and walking only two batters.

“Maisy attacked the hitters over those two games,” Jensen said. “Next year we will have Gemma as a senior and Maisy as a sophomore. I think we will be even stronger in the circle next year.”

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sailors pitcher Maisy Johnson pitched a complete game while giving up just one run.

Mullhollen was 8-1 with a sparkling 1.60 ERA prior to her back issues.

“I am just kind of easing back into it,” Mulhollen said. “I don’t want to go too hard and move to quick and mess it up again. Just playing will help me get back into it.”

Guengerich played a key role last season when Sarasota made its way the State Final Four, despite losing in the Class 7A-District 8 tournament before reeling in three straight victories in the state playoffs to advance.

The returning Sailors learned a lot from the experience and Guengerich likes the chemistry this year’s squad has developed.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. The Sailors bench enmptied to greet Gia DePastino after her seventh inning homer.

“We play for each other,” Guengerich said. “I think that’s our biggest thing. We have a ‘we over me’ mindset. Outside of softball we are all good friends and we love each other. I think all of getting along and being on the same page will help us go far this year.”

Jensen graduated from Sarasota High in 1995 and played on the Sailors 1994 state champion baseball team, one of six state crowns captured under the guidance of legendary coach Clyde Metcalf during his tenure at the school. Jensen was coach of the Lakewood Ranch Mustangs last year, going 13-12 in his lone season at the school.

Parrish hosted Sarasota for a high school softball game on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The Sailors won on the road 3-1. Sarasota right fielder Annabelle Sommers makes a running catch just in time.

“I enjoyed my time at Lakewood Ranch the year that I was there,” Jensen said. “This just feels more like home. That’s no disrespect to Lakewood Ranch. I grew up in Sarasota and feel like I belong here.

“I was always taught the right way coming from this program. I don’t think there was a better coach I could have played for.”

Jensen’s focus now is on finishing strong and rolling into the postseason.

“We should be at full strength and be ready for the district playoffs,” he said. “We have some really good players. They made it all the way to states last year. We’re trying to position ourselves to make that run again.”

This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Sarasota softball players step up to keep winning despite injuries