After an uncharacteristic 7–5 start through their first 12 games, the Blue and Gold have ripped eight straight wins to improve their record to 15–5.

“It’s just fun to watch the team come together,” senior pitcher and co-captain Nicole Cade said.

Cade’s classmate and co-captain, shortstop Erica Cutspec, said she feels the same way.

“It’s great to have a win streak going,” Cutspec said.

Cutspec said a large part of the continuous winning is the preparation and work going on in practice. Cutspec and Head Coach Deb Pallozzi said the Blue and Gold have been focusing on all aspects of the game.

In everything from bunting to base running, getting productive outs and catching fly balls, the Bombers have focused on ironing out the fundamentals.

The ability to practice these skills is a result of the Blue and Gold being able to practice outside. Because of the recent cooperative weather they have faced on South Hill, the Bombers have found themselves out on Kostrinsky Field most days of the week.

Cutspec also said another cause of the Bombers’ better play is the fact that the team is playing more often and playing together.

Though they are pulling off victory after victory, Pallozzi said the team can do a lot better.

“[We’re] getting better,” Pallozzi said, “[but] I don’t think we’re playing particularly well right now. I just think we can play a whole lot cleaner and a whole lot crisper.”

Pallozzi said she feels a large reason for the team’s recent success has been making big plays at key moments in the game, whether a good pitch, timely hit or huge defensive stop.

So far this season, the No. 20 Bombers have been in 10 close games out of 20 and have won eight of them.

Often it’s heard in sports that a team just “knows how to win.” This season, the South Hill squad has fallen under that category. Cade said the team always thinks they are going to win the close games they are in.

“We have a lot of experience, and we just know that we can win and that gives us the ability to win,” Cade said.

Cutspec said she agrees with Cade.

“We’re comfortable with being in that situation, and we’re able to perform to the best of our abilities,” Cutspec said.

It is evident that this team does not lack confidence yet is down-to-earth enough to stay modest. All they care about is winning because when it comes down to it, a win is a win.

“Each game is its own game,” Cade said.