 Well, there might still be snow on the ground, but that doesn't stop spring sports from sliding into season. The Central Lakes College softball team, they're off to a hot start, posting a 10-4 record early on. Our AJ Feldman has more. After starting the season four and four, the CLC Raiders softball team has found their stride, winning six games in a row, scoring almost 13 runs per game. We're all hitting the ball really well. We, I mean, we have a lot of that have hit, home runs, we have a lot of power hitters on our team. So I think all around it just helps out a lot. We're hitting the ball well. We haven't wasted at bats. We've had a lot of good at bats. And kids are putting the ball and play hard. The Raiders have a deep pitching staff with four starters who can get a win on any given day. And you got a great starting pitcher, and then you got someone backing him up that's well above an average relief pitcher. It always gives the pitchers confidence, and they're always throwing really well. It's nice to keep the pitchers fresh. Only have to throw one game a day, instead of throwing two games a day. It really helps them bounce back the next day as well. The team boasts five returning players who provide great leadership for the freshman. We can help them fix just small adjustments, and then he can come in and fix more things if we can't. And I just really strong leaders that are really motivated and they want to win. All of them are having really good years so far, and their leadership is showing with the freshman as well. The Raiders started their season with a week-long spring training trip to Florida, which helped the team both on and off the diamond. That was great for our team. Like, obviously, the first few games are always gonna be hard, just working with new people and getting used to people, but it was great to be able to have all these games under our belt so some teams don't get to play them. And so, we did really well in that. We're so much more close than we used to be. Reporting in Brainer, AJ Feldman, like Lynn News. Thanks, AJ. They'll have the MCAC crossover this weekend in Rochester. They'll play Rochester Community and Technical College at one on Saturday. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.