New Castle View softball coach Cory Williams. (Courtesy photo)
Cory Williams, the new softball coach at Castle View, aims to keep the Sabercats’ momentum rolling.
Williams was hired earlier this month to replace Caley Mitchell, who left for Cherokee Trail in the offseason. He’ll take over a program that went 20-4 last season and reached the Class 5A semifinals.
Next season, Castle View loses all-state pitcher Savannah Heebner, and two other seniors who graduated, including starting outfielder Emily Stanton, but returns everyone else. They should be among title contenders.
“I am excited for this group to pick up where we left off,” Williams said on Thursday. “We have all position players minus pitcher and one outfielder back, and should compete for the Continental League title. We are hoping to win league and to host a regional and make it back to the state tournament.”
Castle View has made the state tournament each of the past two seasons. Mitchell’s teams were 59-30 during her four seasons as coach.
Williams was an assistant under Mitchell for the past two seasons. He has been coaching for 18 years — including four as an assistant under Mark Roberts when he was the baseball coach at Douglas County. Roberts was recently named the softball coach at Ponderosa.