The Penticton Ice Girls have been together since last fall.

Training together over the fall and winter helped the under-16B rep fastball team become a close group. It doesn91裸聊视频檛 matter that they are from all over the Okanagan (Penticton, Summerland, Peachland, Kelowna and Lake Country).

Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Jaden Allen said the team feels like home. Allen loves the fact the teammates accept each other.

91裸聊视频淭hey are just amazing,91裸聊视频� she said.

Summerland91裸聊视频檚 Ryan Taylor loves every one of them. They are great friends, not just teammates.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a great feeling when everybody feels united. You feel more confident as a team going on the field, you feel like you can win the game,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚f you mess up, someone has your back.91裸聊视频�

The quick-developing friendships has delivered results on the field, though the start was a slow going winless in five games in their first tournament. It has gone better since in tournament action and playing in a under-19 C league, in which they have won four of seven games.

91裸聊视频淲hat we91裸聊视频檙e trying to do is get them into their rep mentality. By doing that we91裸聊视频檙e just teaching all this new stuff that they have never seen before,91裸聊视频� said Ice Girls coach Jeff Korven. 91裸聊视频淚n house it91裸聊视频檚 play everyone, bat everyone. In this, it91裸聊视频檚 play nine and bat nine. You have got to earn your spot.91裸聊视频�

Danika Bergenn of Penticton is loving the season and adjusting to Korven91裸聊视频檚 coaching.

91裸聊视频淚 had always wanted to play rep ball,91裸聊视频� said Bergenn. 91裸聊视频淚 always wanted to be super competitive. Learn all the signals and the different types of pitches and take it to a whole other level.91裸聊视频�

Facing older competition isn91裸聊视频檛 bad she said and it is based on their fear level.

91裸聊视频淚f you step on the field and you are confident, then you are going to do just fine,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚f you have faith in your coach and what he is telling you to do, you will do fine. We always try our best. We don91裸聊视频檛 get down on each other when making mistakes.91裸聊视频�

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Allen, who has been playing for 11 years, said it has been challenging against older teams.

91裸聊视频淭here are some teams that are stronger, which makes us want to fight for the win more,91裸聊视频� said Allen. 91裸聊视频淚t makes us push ourselves even more.91裸聊视频�

Korven said they have been phenomenal in responding to older competition. The butterflies are gone.

91裸聊视频淭hey believe in themselves,91裸聊视频� he said.

After hitting the midway mark of their season last week, losing to Cawston (which placed third in provincials last year) twice, the Ice Girls lost 6-5 in extra innings of their quarter-final match against Abbotsford in an Aldergrove tournament. Korven wants to see the players continue to play well and said they have improved by 91裸聊视频渓eaps and bounds.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭hey are finally starting to think like ball players,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚 need them to see exactly how good they have to be to play at this level. We91裸聊视频檙e going to be playing a lot of good teams.91裸聊视频�

The best will come in the Canada Cup International Softball Championship July 7 to 17. The championship features a Women91裸聊视频檚 International and Elite division, Futures under-19 18U Gold/A & U18 A/B and Showcase under-16 A as well as A/B division.

91裸聊视频淓very one of these teams is phenomenal. We91裸聊视频檙e just blessed to be invited to go to this,91裸聊视频� said Korven.91裸聊视频漈his will be the highlight of these girls softball lives.91裸聊视频�

Just mentioning the Canada Cup and faces light up.

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91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 such a big opportunity,91裸聊视频� said Taylor. 91裸聊视频淵ou get to play a better level of ball. Everybody on the team is competitive.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 really excited for this. I want to see how the teams are,91裸聊视频� said Allen. 91裸聊视频淚 want to play against them so badly. I want to push myself even more and fight for that win. We definitely want to win that.91裸聊视频�