HINESBURG – Finley Strong picked up right where she left off last spring, belting a home run and driving in four runs to lead her Rice Memorial softball team to a 15-6 season opening win over CVU last Thursday.
The senior slugger is the daughter of former Hazen Union baseball standout Jeff Strong and granddaughter of Wildcat coaching great Jack Strong. She went on a season ending home run tear last May and June to lead Rice to the Division II Final Four and looks poised to do it again in her final season. The senior captain earned First Team Lake Division honors last year, leading her team in eight different offensive categories, including six homers.
Strong and the Green Knights are scheduled to host defending Division IV champion Richford on Thursday and Hardwood on Saturday.
